In this scene, there is a man standing outdoors; his back is turned away from the camera. He is wearing a poet shirt type of blouse and a vest or sweater. His hair is tidy. His arms are slightly in front of him as though he is holding something. He is located at the bottom of the shot and to the left of the screen. He is shown standing within a fenced in area due to the white picket fence, located close to the camera and at the bottom. Above his head, two more poet shirt blouses are hanging to dry; the man is seen through the gap the blouses created. The blouse on the right is in the center of the shot and the left blouse is to the center left. Above these blouses are more clothing hanging up; however, these appear to be smaller than the poet shirts. Only one of the article of clothing can be seen, which is a child's shirt. The other item along that line cannot be seen. All these things listed above are in focus. The train that the man is facing is not in focus. It seems to be passing through the shot.
If a person was just asked what this man is doing, knowing it is from a Japanese film, one might assume he is participating in Rajio Taisō (morning exercises), like I had originally thought. Or if not Rajio Taisō, perhaps he is just enjoying the weather? I believe this scene is important for the film as a whole because it is showing how "Westernized" Japan was becoming; hence, the picket fence, which normally wouldn't be found in Japan prior to this time, and one might even stretch (sorry but not sorry for the pun) it to the chest expander that he is using, but cannot quite be seen in this photo. Not to forget about the train, which was part of the industrialization of Japan.
