A Japanese Army Headquarters in Tokyo, Japan. Exterior of the headquarters. Vehicles drive past the headquarters. A sentry at the entrance of the headquarters keeps vigil as army vehicles move in and out of the gate.
The Burma Campaign of World War II. Japanese soldiers advance down Burma roads. Soldiers carrying rifles walk past a sign post. The soldiers walk along with their horses. A large column of soldiers including soldiers on foot, on bicycles and on horses walk past trucks.
The Great Buddha of Kamakura at the Kōtoku-in Temple (4 Chome-2-28 Hase, Kamakura, Kanagawa 248-0016, Japan). People worship in front of the statue. Monks in the temple. People walking in the courtyard of a shrine in Kamakura. Monks feed birds in front of th Higashi Hongan-Ji temple (Karasumadori Shichijo-agaru Kyoto, 600-8167 Japan) in Kyoto. Wood carvings on the ceiling of a temple. A monk touches the famous Hair Rope of Higashi Hongan-ji Temple. Back pose of a Japanese woman with traditional “icho-gaeshi” hair. The woman turns.
On November 25, 1944, a fast flying Japanese aircraft is spotted in the sky. Next, from a considerable distance, an explosion and smoke rising is seen on the American aircraft carrier, USS Hancock (CV-19). In the next scene, an unidentified U.S. warship is seen underway as black flak clouds dot sky above. Then the light aircraft carrier, USS Cabot is seen with black flak bursts overhead. A huge explosion raises a towering smoke cloud from her. She maneuvers, changing the angle at which she is seen. The smoke dissipates.
Japanese civilians in Okinawa participate in making of a film by U.S. marines during American occupation of Okinawa. The scene shows an American in uniform, standing before Okinawans seated at a table. A woman at the head of the table has a large ledger or journal in which she writes.After the Okinawans finish speaking, the American reaches in his pocket and takes out some money that he gives to the women at the head of table. It appears to be a fine or settlement payment of some kind. Next, a man and woman who have been waiting, are motioned to the table. They place a pig on the table. The entire scene is reenacted. Next an actor portraying a Marine Lieutenant is seen, appearing contrite. A number of Okinawan men then speak in turn.
Civilians in Okinawa during American occupation in World War II. A Japanese man gets a hair cut from a local man in Okinawa, Japan. Man seated on a field as he gets a haircut.
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