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Rumoi Hokkaido Japan 1954 stock footage and images

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Views of the Japanese ocean liner, Chichibu Maru, including her launching from shipyard of the Yokohama Dock Company

A private high-wing parasol monoplane takes off and passes directly over the camera. A glimpse of factories and smoke stacks in the background, during takeoff. From that airplane, the Japanese ocean liner, Chichibu Maru, is seen underway in water below. Scene shifts completely to interior of a Japanese steel mill, where fiery molten steel rushes out of an open hearth furnace; fire shoots upward from a bessemer converter furnace; A conveyer transports a large crucible of molten steel inside a plant; closeup of its contents being poured into another container. An open hearth furnace about to disgorge its molten steel, with some already running out. Japanese steel workers standing on platform as a crucible of flaming steel passes on a conveyer. Molten steel flaming brightly in various areas within the steel mill as conveyer moves a large crucible in foreground. Closeup of a flaming steel-filled crucible. Scene shifts to workers in a Japanese shipyard. A number of commercial ships are in the waters behind them. Camera changes focus to scaffolding surrounding a large ocean-going ship under construction. Next it shows another nearly-completed ship with "Chichibu Maru" painted on her hull. Next, the Chichibu Maru is seen going down the ways as she is launched on 8 May, 1929. (She would complete fitting out on 10 March, 1930.) Closeup of the hull as she plunges into the water on launch. Some crew and yard workers look down from her deck. Banners are displayed from the launching ceremony. View from a small boat moving around the Chichibu Maru, as she departs on an ocean voyage. Her passengers line the decks, waving goodbyes.

Date: 1930
Duration: 1 min 6 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675062947
Japanese athletes participate in American football; Karate; and baseball before World War II

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.

Date: 1939
Duration: 38 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: None
Clip: 65675062949
Japanese students practice Japanese martial arts (Kendo) focused on sword fighting

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).

Date: 1939
Duration: 15 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675062952
Antiaircraft guns aboard USS Indiana (BB-58) fired at Japanese Kamikaze (suicide dive bomber) off the Japanese coast.

88-mm antiaircraft guns (flake guns) aboard USS Indiana (BB-58) fired at Japanese Kamikaze (suicide dive bomber) off the Japanese coast. Kamikaze flies through heavy flake fire. One of the Kamikaze hit and crashes in water. Quad 40 mounts with expended shell casing in open mounts aboard the battleship. Row of single 20mm guns on the deck. Gun crew members stand aboard. Kamikaze flies through heavy flake fire. It dives into water after being hit. (World War II period).

Date: 1945
Duration: 3 min 36 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675029813
USS Bunker Hill (CV-17) burns and emits heavy black smoke off the Japanese coast.

A U.S. F-6F lands on the deck of the aircraft carrier USS Bataan (CLV-29) underway off the Japanese coast. USS Bunker Hill (CV-17) burns and emits heavy black smoke. Antiaircraft flak guns fired at Japanese Kamikaze (suicide dive bomber). Kamikaze crashes in water after being hit. Another Japanese aircraft under heavy flak fire. It gets hit and crashes in water. (World War II period).

Date: 1945
Duration: 4 min 14 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675029814
Men carry wounded across the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Bataan (CLV-29) off the Japanese coast.

Gun crew rushes on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Bataan (CLV-29) off the Japanese coast. Men assist a wounded across the flight deck. Wounded carried in stretcher on the flight deck.

Date: 1945
Duration: 38 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675029815