A documentary film depicts psychology and living habits of Japanese people. Two Japanese men sit and talk. They sleep on the floor. Geisha girls entertain gatherings of Japanese men. The girls dance and sing and converse to men. Japanese people indulge in recreational activities like sports events, steeplechase and holiday parades. Cherry Blossom festival in Japan. A man in Japan dressed as Santa Claus on Christmas.
A documentary film depicts psychology and living habits of Japanese people. Scenic views in Japan. A Japanese women walks along a road lined on both the sides by trees. Japanese men, women and children stand under a tree . The tree in blossom. Natives practice 'Shinto' religion. A religious place in Japan.
A documentary film depicts psychology and living habits of Japanese people during World War 2. Japanese men work in factories and operate machinery. A Japanese supervisor guides an employee before work in the factory. Both wear kokumin-fuku worker uniforms. A young Japanese man sweats while operating a machine. Japanese men welding armored cars in a war production arms factory. Indoctrination of Japanese children. A Japanese woman takes a young baby in her lap. A Japanese baby is fed from a small saucer. A baby is put to sleep on a small futon. A young Japanese woman with a child stands in front of the flowers. Japanese boys engage in rough play outdoors. A woman sings a lullaby as the baby sleeps in the cradle. Young Japanese boys sit with their family for dinner and are trained to sit traditionally. Japanese wife pours sake for her husband.
Japanese elementary school children walk to school in groups, during World War 2. Japanese boys and girls are wearing uniforms and standard Randoseru schoolbags. Japanese children bow down to a shrine containing a picture of the Shōwa Emperor before going to school. Japanese students perform mass radio calisthenics as an instructor drills them instructions over public NHK radio. Radio calisthenics broadcast played on loudspeaker. Young children performing radio calisthenics. A teacher writes on the blackboard teaching basic Chinese characters (Kanji) used in Japanese to students. Students follow by pointing with their fingers as the teacher demonstrates the proper stroke order of the Kanji character. Japanese students learn to write a basic Chinese character using calligraphy pens. Teachers watch over students writing Japanese calligraphy. A student bows as he submits his seat work to a teacher.
A Japanese boy studies his textbook at home, during.World War 2 A Japanese schoolboy recites while standing up in class. Japanese actors dressed as samurais reenact sword battles. Japanese schoolboys play war games using toy rifles. Boys push toy artillery during a war game. Japanese boy cranks toy artillery to simulate firing. Japanese boys wear paper airplanes while playing as bombers. A Japanese girl gently opens a sliding door. Two Japanese girls bow to each other. A little girl learns to carry a plate. A Japanese woman teaches a little girl how to play a shamisen. Japanese girl plays the shamisen. Japanese teenage girls and boys perform mass calisthenics. Japanese high school students climb a Jacob’s Ladder and do various tasks onboard a ship during a naval training. Boys and girls march on field. They wave flags and sing.
A documentary film depicts psychology and living habits of Japanese people. Indoctrination of Japanese children in World War 2. Animated picture and a chart show the 'ratio per hundred children attending school' in various years, showing 100% of children in Japan attending school at time of World War 2. Dramatization depicts a drunkard father wanting his child to earn money for liquor. A woman arranges futon bed. Drunk Japanese man gets up from his futon bed. A male teacher attempts to take the child to the school. Japanese man and neighbors confront and assault the male teacher. Japanese boy in school uniform is welcomed by the male teacher. An apologetic man bows to the teacher. A Japanese woman reads a message brought by a post man. A girl stands next to the woman. People read from bulletin stands on a street. People hear radio broadcast. View of a lighthouse in Japan (likely either the Shiriyazaki Lighthouse or Kannonzaki Lighthouse). Empress Kōjun visits a lighthouse with Japanese officials. A Japanese-made radio on a shelf.