Kendo Beware - Other Colour Pics Share This Title (1962)

London. Opening sequence begins with shot of the exterior of a shopping arcade - Granville Arcade. Interior - an indoor market. Good shots of West Indian shoppers as the narrator describes how South London is a cosmopolitan city where immigrants from all over the world mix together. “Even Japan is represented“ states the narrator over shots of the exterior of the London Judo Club. C/U of a sign written in Japanese. Interior of school. Four men kneel on the floor putting on their ceremonial outfits. Various shots of the Kendo teacher and his pupils getting ready for a bout using bamboo fencing poles rather than Samurai swords. The teacher and one of his pupils practice a routine. Various shots including C/U of bare feet, C/U of one of the other pupils watching and others sitting on a bench. Narrator describes the outfits and techniques used. C/U of the teacher taking off his Samurai helmet. He coaches his students in the skills of this martial art. Interesting shot towards the end of