A few weeks ago we shared a wonderful 30-minute Honda promotional movie from 1962, just one year before they started building cars. The film went deep behind the scenes in Honda’s motorcycle manufacturing facilities, showing how raw steel and plastic was turned into transportation. The only problem was that it was only in Japanese, but there’s good news. Honda has released an English version.
The English dubbing appears to have been done in period. The narrator speaks with that old timey American accent that used to encourage you to buy cigarettes so you can smoke on the plane or whatever. Whether you prefer the original or this version, there’s no denying that the film is full of extremely satisfying visuals. We’ve already given our take on the contents, now you can fully understand what you’re seeing.
“The narrator speaks with that old timey American accent”
– errr… that’s the strangest “American” accent I’ve ever heard, Dan!
To me it sounds like a John F. Kennedy type accent. What would you call it?
Well done! So indicative of how Sochiro Honda would put quality into motorcycle assembly.