Japanese fire fighters reenact fire fighting measures performed during World War 2. Firemen outside a factory in Tokyo, Japan, post World War 2. They run from building onto the street and man their fire fighting equipment and wheel. They approach a building where smoke is rising due to fire.
Workers at a factory in Tokyo, Japan. World War 2 air raid shelters on the grounds of the factory. Japanese workers open the door of the air raid shelter and enter the factory. Interior of the factory shows the working men. Workers at the bench lathe. They monitor the equipment.
American soldiers and Japanese girls out for a stroll in Tokyo, Japan. Trees in the background. They talk amongst themselves. The stubby feet and bobby socks of the soldiers and girls. (World War II period).
American soldiers and people walk on a ground towards the Imperial Palace in Tokyo, Japan. Trees and buildings in the background. Military policemen on guard at the Palace grounds. A group of American officers walk towards the Palace. They talk to the guards. Officers told that they are not permitted to go further. This is the off limit to all allied troops. (World War II period).
A group of American officers walk towards the Imperial Palace in Tokyo, Japan. Japanese civilians walk towards the palace (1-1 Chiyoda, Chiyoda City, Tokyo 100-8111, Japan). American soldiers sit on the grass and talk to Japanese girls. An American soldier wraps his arm around a young Japanese woman. The Japanese woman smiles (World War II period).
Soon after the end of World War 2, Japanese children walk in a trench in Tokyo, Japan. Group of boys fishing above a dock. Fire gutted building in the background in war ravaged Japan. Wrecked buildings and houses from bombing. Citizens living in poverty. Men stand outside the shacks. A woman holds a cat in her arms outside a shack.