September 2010, Nikon Kenkyukai 3
September 2010, Nikon Kenkyukai     3

Ryu Koakimoto and Kenkyukai Members

Ryu's Press Lecture

Ryu Koakimoto, a professional photojournalist, introduced some interesting photos to us. Koakimoto explained what kind of camera had been used in the movie. Of course, the Nikon camera and Nikkor lenses appear in the movie.

Historical Photographic Materials

Historical Newspaper Materials

Camera in the Movie

Joan Leslie, The Sky's the Limit (1943)

High Society, 1955

In movie "High Society" in 1956, Celeste Holm of a magazine photographer appears with Nikon S2 of just the sale at that time.

High Society (1956) Bing Crosby, Grace Kelly, Frank Sinatra, Celeste Holm

Rear Window, 1954

Five Fingers (1952) James Mason, Danielle Darrieux

Nikon in the Movie

French Film Director, Rene Clement

Nikkor 3.5cm F1.8 No. 181720

Flags of Our Fathers (2006) Ryan Phillippe, Director: Clint Eastwood

Clint Eastwood and his Nikon F, The Bridges of Madison County (1995)

Super Vintage Photograph

Ryu Koakimoto showed us a valuable, historical photograph. Koakimoto traveled all over the world for the coverage of news. So, he loves Pan American World Airways very much.

Ryu Koakimoto Loves Pan American Airways

The Boeing 377 Stratocruiser, A Flying Hotel for 1950s

Marilyn Monroe is the most famous movie actress of the 20th century. She has visited to Japan at honeymoon in 1954. Joe DiMaggio and Marilyn Monroe had wed on January 14th 1954. The Boeing Stratocruiser that Monroe and Joe had taken landed in Tokyo International Airport (Haneda) in Japan on February 1st 1954.

This photograph was taken by a Japanese employee of the Pan Am. A Japanese employee of the Pan Am, his name is Kineo Aoki. Aoki is not a professional photographer. This close-up of Monroe was the first photograph taken by the Japanese. This photograph is a print that Koakimoto copied from Aoki's photograph.

Marilyn Monroe in Boeing 377 Stratocruiser
February 1st Showa 29 (1954) Haneda Airport Tokyo
Photo by Kineo Aoki

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