Japanese sports prior to World War 2. Closeup of American type football placed on the ground and held by a player as another does a Kick off. Next, players are seen tackling a runner carrying the ball. Scene changes to a gymnasium where Japanese men demonstrate various aspects of Karate. The final scenes show Japanese baseball players warming up before a game. Then baseball players march onto a ball field accompanied by a brass band playing in formation on the field. View of baseball stadium filled with fans as a game is in progress. A batter hits the ball and safely reaches a base, with a hit.
Opening scene shows instructor on a raised platform drilling students in preliminaries for Kendo training. Next, the students divided into two large teams, charge each other in combat exercise. The students wear protective armor (Bogu) and wield wooden swords (Bokken).
The strafing and bombing of Japanese installations in the Pacific Theater by the U.S. aircraft during World War II. Aerial view of the target area. Smoke rises from explosions on the ground. Buildings on the ground. Smoke arises from explosions on the island as seen from gun camera footage of U.S. aircraft attacking Japanese enemy targets.
Snippets from various Japanese movies circa 1937. View of a Japanese coastal town . A Japanese man in western attire talks to his wife at home. The wife, wearing a kimono, looks away from her husband sadly. Cars driving on hilly road. A Japanese woman chatting as she sits between two men in the back of a convertible car in the countryside. A woman talks to a man smoking on a dock. She walks towards a docked cargo ship. Men and children fishing in the countryside. Cars and trains are seen moving on a bridge in the background. A man and a child walk past boats on the beach. The child avoids the waves as they walk.
Japanese Shinto pilgrims climbing Mount Fuji through a narrow mountain trail. More pilgrims carrying banners in rural road with view of Mount Fuji in the background.
Tokyo gets ready for Olympics. Engineers and workers working on a flyover. New highways, subways and streets are being built to take care of the influx in the city. View of Olympic flag. The Olympic Committees preparing for the first games to be held in Tokyo and examine the road map. Worker working in office. View of map showing roads to Olympic stadium. Several views of National Olympic Stadium where Olympic Games are to be held.
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