James A. Fitzpatrick sends the Technicolor cameras to Japan under the supervision of cinematographer Wilfrid M. Cline to shoot pictures of Japanese cherry trees in bloom. We also get to see dancers celebrating the season, while Fitzpatrick shouts about how tolerant the Japanese are, and Shinto.
Well, maybe. The copy that ran on TCM this evening shows signs of having been pulled from 16mm. Print, given the fuzziness that afflicts it. Even so, the colors are vibrant and beautiful, with the rich, velvety blacks that early Technicolor is capable of. It's a lovely slice of the high life of a bygone era.
Well, maybe. The copy that ran on TCM this evening shows signs of having been pulled from 16mm. Print, given the fuzziness that afflicts it. Even so, the colors are vibrant and beautiful, with the rich, velvety blacks that early Technicolor is capable of. It's a lovely slice of the high life of a bygone era.