Re-enacted broadcast of the 'Zero Hour' by 'Orphan Ann' from Radio Tokyo. Radio announcer, possibly Felipe d' Aquino, reads from a sheet of paper. He reads Japanese propaganda suggesting that the capture of Okinawa was a worthless sacrifice of American lives.
Iva Ikuko Toguri re-enacts a broadcast of the 'Zero Hour' by Radio Tokyo. Radio announcer Iva Toguri D'Aquino (Iva Ikuko Toguri before marriage) introduces herself as the 'little sunbeam who's throat you'd like to cut' She then introduces a song called 'I don't Want to Work' She would later be wrongly accused of being the voice of the legendary Tokyo Rose.
Two Japanese repairing horse drawn-wagon. Damage done to telephone building. Completely demolished Asano house. Damage wrought to the ground surrounding the Asano house. Portion of the Asano house left intact. Garden of the Asano house.9 September 1945.
Demolished Asano house and garden. Small stone with Japanese inscription and section of house where bomb hit. Destroyed front yard of Asano estate.9 September 1945. (World War II period).
Bombing damage in Tokyo soon after the end of World War 2. Samurai district showing remains of small shops and Geisha houses. Square block destroyed. Gutted war department building and retaining prison. Damage to navy building. Entrance to imperial palace and surrounding area. U.S. sailors stand at entrance to imperial palace.
A ruined government building with statue in front. Japanese writing on wall. Along the buildings is a canal with a fishing boat.19 September 1945. (World War II period).
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