Gun camera views from U.S. aircraft strafing targets at Japanese Naval Base in Kagoshima, Kyushu, Japan, during last days of World War 2. Attacking aircraft fire at ships and boats in the water. One explodes in cloud of white smoke. Towns and villages near the coast are also strafed. Smoke rising along the coastline from fires ignited by the strafing.
General of the Imperial Japanese Army Baron Sadao Araki narrates the film. Japanese flag is seen behind Baron Sadao Araki. Aerial view of clouds. Smoke emanates from volcanoes in Japan. Ripples being made in a lake or pond. A map of Japan. View of a Japanese waterfall. Trees grow on rocky cliffs by a river. View of the summit of Takachiho in the Kirishima Mountains (霧島山, Kirishima-yama) in Kyushu, Japan. Rice grows in a rice field in Japan. A print of the enthronement of Emperor Jimmu, the first Emperor of Japan. View of the Entrance to the Ise Grand Shrine (伊勢神宮, Ise Jingū 1 Ujitachicho, Ise, Mie 516-0023, Japan). People crossing a traditional Japanese bridge. View of the two giant “married couple rocks” (Meoto Iwa 夫婦岩575 Futamichoe, Ise, Mie 519-0602, Japan) that are joined by a Shimenawa rice-straw rope in Futami, Mie, Japan. View of the Kashihara Jingu Shrine (橿原神宮934 Kumecho, Kashihara, Nara 634-8550, Japan) in Nara, Japan. View of the Torii gate at Atsuta Shrine (熱田神宮, Atsuta-jingū 1 Chome-1-1 Jingu, Atsuta Ward, Nagoya, Aichi 456-8585, Japan) in Nagoya, Japan. Torii gate of the Meiji Shrine (明治神宮, Meiji Jingū 1-1 Yoyogikamizonocho, Shibuya City, Tokyo 151-8557, Japan) in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan. View of the Nijubashi Bridge inside the Tokyo Imperial Palace grounds (1-1 Chiyoda, Chiyoda City, Tokyo 100-8111, Japan). View of the Kyoto Imperial Palace (3 Kyotogyoen, Kamigyo Ward, Kyoto, 602-0881, Japan) in preparation for the coronation of Emperor Hirohito. Banzai banners decorate the imperial palace. Japanese archers in traditional garb, carrying their bows. Emperor Hirohito’s procession makes its way to his coronation in Kyoto. Two 18th Century coaches bearing the Imperial Seal of Japan, also known as the Chrysanthemum Flower Seal (菊紋, kikumon) head the procession, accompanied by a mounted honor guard. Also in the procession is the Kashikodokoro (enshrining the Imperial Regalia) being carried by young men from the village of Yase, near Kyoto.
P-47 aircraft of U.S. Army Air Forces 464th Fighter Squadron, 507th Fighter Group, strafe a town on Kyushu Island, Japan at the end of World War 2. Aerial view of a town. Places in town on fire. Thick black smoke rises.
Gun camera footage of U.S. Army Air Force 19th Fighter Squadron, 318th Fighter Group aircraft piloted by Lt. Jackson, firing rounds at Japanese ground targets in the area of Miyakonojo and Araikekai on Kyushu, Japan. Multiple buildings are struck by Lt. Jackson's strafing, and the gun camera picks up significant incoming anti-aircraft fire from the ground. (World War II period).
Gun camera footage of U.S. Army Air Force 19th Fighter Squadron, 318th Fighter Group aircraft piloted by Lt. Brandy, firing rounds at Japanese ground targets in the area of Miyakonojo on Kyushu, Japan. He strikes buildings, a bridge, and targets at the edge of the water in an inlet. (World War II period).
Gun camera film from Republic P-47 Thunderbolt of U.S. Army Air Forces 464th Fighter Squadron, 507th Fighter Group, showing strafing attacks in Kagoshima prefecture, Japan, during final month of World War 2. The fighter attack various targets of opportunity along the coast. Camera continues filming as the aircraft flies into cloudy regions. View from aircraft flying downward along mountain slope to strafe seaside town. Pieces of building fly off as aircraft passes. Views from aircraft rolling side to side while firing. Clusters of buildings tucked in forests near coast.
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