This film contains a bowling alley scene with a few arcade games in the background. Thank you to @TOO_yoshikawa for bringing this to my attention.
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| 乾いた花 (1964) |
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| let's begin with the machine on the far-left, since we only see it for a fraction of a second |
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| again on the far left, there is a machine that looks like Taito's Sportsman. But Taito did not begin selling that machine until 1966, so this must be the machine it was based on. |
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| for reference only: 1966 Sportsman - スポーツマン by 太東 (Taito — Crown) |
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| 1947 Deluxe Athletic Scale floor model machine by Mercury Steel Corporation |
The image does not line up perfectly: In the movie there are some striations along the top curve of the machine. This might be a modified paint job, but could also be a geometric reflection of the lights. The text card also seems differs, perhaps replaced with a Japanese language one.
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| on the left there is a pinball machine, but it cannot be identified by the door and leg alone. Let's focus on the 2 machines at the center of the frame. |
Remember how I said the pinball machine can't be seen? Well I was looking around online and found this photo/still, which does NOT appear in the movie. The scene happening here is shot from a different angle, so I suppose this was a photo taken, or from a different camera? You can easily find the moment the woman wearing black walks past that Skill-Score machine, and the angle is quite different.
Here is what we see in the film at this exact moment:
Curious! Anyways, that extra still lets us see the pinball machine.
Finally, on the far right we have a game that has piqued my interest.
It looks like a Dodge City.... but could this be the elusive Western Gun?
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