A film 'Combating suicide plane attacks' about Japanese suicide aircraft attacks in Okinawa, Japan during World War II. The Japanese suicide aircraft attack U.S. battleships during the Battle of Okinawa. An animation depicts two types of suicide attacks : kamikaze unit and suicide attack party. Pilots are trained for the kamikaze unit. The pilots march. A pilot stands with a sword. The first stage of the training is the spiritual intoxication. A statue of Lord Buddha. A suicide aircraft in flight. Two aircraft in flight. An animation shows the difference between conventional air attacks and suicide aircraft attacks.
Parents of American soldiers of Japanese ancestry receiving awards in the United States, during World War 2. Parents of the Japanese-American soldiers seated at the ceremony. They are receiving Purple Heart medals for the soldiers who died while serving in the U.S. army. Narrator mentions "60 from Hawaii alone gave their lives." (The soldiers were likely from the 100th Infantry or 442nd Regimental Combat Team).
The Peleliu operation in Peleliu, Palau Islands during World War II. The part of a jungle which has been hit by shells. Broken trees. U.S. Marines dressed in full combat gear advance. A Japanese bunker on a hillside. The hillside completely ruined. The marines walk around hunting out snipers. Two marines fill their canteens with water. A marine fires an M-1 rifle at a Japanese position. An aircraft in flight. The marines advance along a road. Shoreline seen.
Japanese high school boys visit the Imperial Naval academy in Japan. Japanese high school boys hold class on train while on their way to Naval academy school for visit. Military instructor asks questions. Boys stand up and answer him.
Disarmament of Japanese soldiers by Allied troops in the Pacific Theater after World War II. Japanese troops walk along a road. The troops pull a loaded cart. They stand near carts. Allied soldiers check supplies in the carts. Streetcars in the background.
Disarmament of Japanese soldiers by Allied troops in Pacific Theater after World War II. Soldiers pull loaded carts. Houses in the background. In the background the soldiers wait to board a train. Allied soldiers check Japanese soldiers' bags and supplies in carts. Military vehicles driven on a road. Pedestrian traffic on the road.
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