Plaosan 1981 archive footage
Archival footage shot by an amateur filmmaker while visiting Indonesia in 1981. It contains stock footage of Candi Plaosan, or Plaosan Complex, Buddhist temples located in Bugisan village, Central Java: panoramic views of one of the twin main temples of the Plaosan Lor compound, the Dvarapala giant guardian statue in front of Plaosan Temple, details […]
Gedong Songo Temple 1981 archive footage
Archival footage shot by an amateur filmmaker while visiting Indonesia in 1981. It contains stock footage of Gedong Songo Temple, a group of Hindu temples located near Bandungan, Central Java: tourists visiting the five temples before recent restorations, various reliefs, local people waiting for tourists to sell them their crafts, and more. The price to […]
The Great Buddha of Kamakura in 1977 archive footage
Archival footage shot by an amateur filmmaker while touring Japan in 1977. It contains stock footage of the Great Buddha of Kamakura, a bronze statue of Amida Buddha: Japanese people and foreign tourists walking to the grounds in front of the statue, details of the incense burner in front of the statue, the Kotoku-in Temple, […]
Beopjusa Temple 1977 archive footage
Archival footage shot by an amateur filmmaker while visiting South Korea in 1977. It contains stock footage of Beopjusa Temple in Naesongni-myeon: a large group of female students wearing a black uniform walking to the temple’s site, the Golden Maitreya Statue of National Unification, the Palsangjeon pagoda, a large group of male students walking in […]