Japanese civilians listen to a speaker during a street rally held in Hiroshima. The candidate represents Hiroshima Prefecture and is electioneering for the Diet. The crowd listens to the speaker. People as they listen to speaker. A member of Japanese Free Party Nippon Jiju Mr. Hisao Yamamoto speaks to the people about the policies of his party and begs the men and women to vote for him.
Aerial views of U.S. fleet off the coast of Japan towards the end of World War II. A U.S. Navy Iowa Class battleship USS Missouri (BB-63) underway. Destroyer USS Nicholas (DD-449) underway flanking battleship. A Japanese camouflaged DD anchored near a dock (IJN Fubuki Type II Destroyer Ushio?) A Japanese Navy BB (battleship) in a basin. Shore facilities near Yokosuka Naval Base show bomb damage.
Various Polynesian people and everyday life in Hawaiian Islands before American involvement in World War 2 and the attack on Pearl Harbor. Women from dominant ethnic backgrounds in Hawaii introduce themselves, including women from Korea, Portugal / Portuguese, China, Phillipines / Filipino, Native Hawaiian, Caucasian / Anglo, Japanese. Narrator describes it as a melting pot. Polynesian children on a long staircase in a village. Group of Hawaiian school children walking to school with some girls wearing Japanese style clog sandals. Diverse crowd of citizens walking on sidewalks of a downtown area of Honolulu near stores and shops. Hawaiian police officer directs traffic. 1930's cars seen on streets. Children in scout uniforms including Girl Scout and Boy Scouts salute. Groups of Hawaiian children playing and relaxing, and seen at desks in school classroom. Graduation ceremony at a high school in Hawaii as graduate young men and women walk by on a stage. Colorful traditions and customs of various cultures in Hawaii are shown. People wearing leis. Women doing various dances including hula and other dancing styles. The Aloha Tower in Honolulu Harbor and scenes of various women from different backgrounds each saying Aloha.
Life in Honolulu, Hawaii prior to Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor during World War II. American people enjoy swimming, surfboard surfing, and horse riding at Waikiki Beach in Honolulu. The statue of King Kamehameha in Kapaau, Hawaii. U.S. Capitol building in Washington DC. A dramatization shows a man enacting as Uncle Sam and other man as an American citizen. They talk to each other. The American man leaves and Uncle Sam sleeps. Views of Polynesians in Hawaii, Japanese Emperor Hirohito, Italian Prime Minister Benito Mussolini and German Chancellor Adolf Hitler.
First trans world flight in 1924 to the Kuril Islands in the Pacific Ocean. A Douglas World Cruiser in flight over the Kuril Islands and on coastal waters. American crewmen of Douglas World Cruiser. Crewmen work on DWC. A map depicts the trans world flight. DWC lands on water. American crewmen with Japanese women. The map demonstrates that Japan is readily accessible from the outside through various transcontinental air flights. A Japanese fishing boat underway.
U.S. Naval operations in the Pacific Theater during World War II. A damaged Japanese fuel dump on a Pacific island. A damaged Japanese pillbox. A U.S. officer on the deck of a ship. A radar grid turns. U.S. officers come aboard. The group talks on the deck.
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