A video explaining the components of the “Brain Center” of the Japanese Fu-Go paper balloon bomb- a weapon launched by Japan to drop bombs on the United States during World War 2. Man holds the ballast of the paper balloon bomb. Man pulls out fuse of demolition block. The plug from the battery to the barometer box is disconnected. Man lifts out the demolition box and battery box from the “Brain Center”. Man demonstrates the battery box and demolition box of the Fu-Go balloon bomb. Man takes out the demolition box. Man opens the battery case. Man takes out the middle box containing a solution of calcium chloride (acting as a thermal overcoat). Man points to a rubber plug in the middle box. Man takes out the battery of the middle box. Man reattaches the battery back to the middle box and returns the middle box to the battery box. Man puts back the lid of the battery box. The barometer (Aneroid) plate is taken out. Man demonstrates the aneroid board of the Fu-Go balloon bomb. Man takes off the lid of the main aneroid. Man points to the aneroid bellows, post, arm, clutch using a pencil. Man demonstrates two aneroid boards. Man points to aneroid before dismantling them. Man touches the contact rod of the aneroid. Man demonstrates pulling a plug on the “Brain Center” of the paper balloon bomb from Japan.
The Chinese community in Japan at the onset of the Sino-Japanese War. Chinese shops in Japan. The Nationalist Chinese flag waving on top of flagpole at the Yokohama Chinese Primary School. Chinese students playing in the school yard. A boy reading a Chinese book on desk. Chinese teacher teaches students.
Kasagi-class protected cruiser Chitose of the Imperial Japanese Navy floats into the harbor of Union Iron Works in San Francisco, United States during its launching. The bow of the ship is seen nearly head on with its bow first. Spectators in rowboats watch the launch. Rowboats move and increase in numbers as the Chitose sails past them.
View across Pearl Harbor. Black smoke rising from U.S. Navy ships in battelship row in the distance. Black smoke across the harbor. Cranes and an American flag flying in the foreground. Closeup of sailor with a distressed look on his face who steps right in front of the camera. Smaller ships move across the harbor towards the smoke. Views from a large ship moving out of the harbor. The USS Oklahoma(BB-37) is seen capsized beside the USS Maryland (BB-46). Another large battleship is seen listing to one side. USS Maryland sends a signal light message from it's bridge. Wreckage is shown of aircraft, hangars, and runways at Ford Island Naval Air Station following Japanese air attack. A damaged cruiser, still afloat but smoking from two points, one on the main deck and another from it's smokestack.
Map of the pacific including Japan, Aleutian Islands, and Alaska. Illustrated lines show various distances from the U.S. mainland to Tokyo and locations in the Aleutian Islands. Graphic zooms in on Dutch Harbor. Scene changes to footage showing the aftermath of Japanese bombing of Dutch Harbor, which took place on June 3 and 4, 1942, during WW2. A large cloud of smoke rises in the distance, more close by. People use hoses to spray out fires. Scene changes to present establishment of a U.S. position in the Aleutians. Shot of General Eugene M. Landrum, who sits on a box, smoking a pipe, wearing a scarf and hat. Wide panoramic shot of U.S. camps being assembled near a beach. Anti-aircraft gunners stand alert beside their weapon. A team of men carry a large roll of field wire through the grassy terrain to establish lines of communication.
Opening scene shows marquee of Art Theater, at 1077 Southern Boulevard, where Spanish language films are showing. Glimpse of sign in beauty parlor window reading: "Hair straightened" (in English and Spanish). Sign for "Gilroy & McLoughlin" Bar& Grill, Cabaret. A musical record shop. Womens gowns, including a bridal gown, in a shop window. Photo portrait of President John Kennedy and wife, Jackie, in a shop window. Paper posters in window, referring to religious Mystical Crown, and showing illustration of Christ wearing crown of thorns. A shop called "CuchiFritos y Pasteles." Picture of saxaphonist, Don Santia, in a club window. Women's clothing hanging outside a shop, with sale prices boldly displayed on the items. Pictures advertising entertainers, including two women and a male guitar player. Items in a toy store window that also shows a religious picture. Items in a hat shop window, including a straw hat labeled "Puerto Rico." Flashing neon sign in window reading:"Casa Legre."Shop full of religious wares. The "Progresso Barber Shop."A drug store advertising Louis Levine, Doctor of Pharmacy. Two boys walking past a shop displaying sunglasses, spinners on sticks and other gadgets. People gathered at a very busy produce market. A man weighing bananas. A woman paying for her purchase. Two men very busy tending customers. Man loading bananas into a paper sack. A little girl dressed all in white with a veil and carrying a flower follows her mother past the market. ('Possibly going for her first Communion.) Woman examining melons. A man dispensing soft drink sodas, and snow cones or shaved ice drinks from a stand on the sidewalk. A couple looking at used furniture. A mother placing a diaper over her husbands shoulder so he can burp their baby. A lone boy on bicycle passing a couple walking along the sidewalk.
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