Re-enacted broadcast of the 'Zero Hour' by 'Orphan Ann' from Radio Tokyo. Radio announcer Iva Toguri D'Aquino (Iva Ikuko Toguri before marriage) speaking in English tells about her life since the day she left Los Angeles where she was born and came to Japan to visit a sick aunt. She talks about how she came to work for the Japanese government. Iva Ikuko Toguri would later be wrongly convicted as the voice behind 'Tokyo Rose' a legendary radio personality that was never found.
Internment of Japanese-American citizens at Tanforan assembly center (relocation center or interment camp) in San Bruno,California during World War 2. Internees work at a table in drafting office .The flag of the U.S. on a wall in the background. Men work on architectural drawings and sketches.
U.S. submarine on surface of a bay in Japanese waters, during World War 2. It fires at boats and installations in the head of the bay. View of gun crew on the submarine as they load and fire a deck gun. sunset view as the submarine cruises across the bay firing two 5 inch deck guns.Crew members throwing empty shell casings overboard. Officers on conning tower looking through binoculars. Crew continues to fire the guns rapidly, as sunlight fades. Some striking views of clouds at sunset.
Speeches held during May Day demonstrations in Tokyo, Japan. Japanese laborers, agrarians and white collar workers gather and listen to a speaker in the Imperial Park. The speaker on a makeshift stand is Chairman Shingoro Shimagami. A group of workers listens to the speaker. The demonstrators sing 'Song of the Red Flag'. The speakers on the stand direct the singing.
Footage shot after United States battleships conclude bombardment of Japanese-held Fort Drum in Manila Bay, Philippines during World War 2. Fortified Fort Drum is seen on El Fraile Island in Manila Bay, with large gun turrets clearly visible on its top. U.S. troops and engineers had gained access to air vents on the fort top deck, pumped in oil and gasoline, and set a timed fuse. Footage shows fused explosive detonating, followed by massive explosion and black smoke as the flammables ignite.
United States anti-Japanese propaganda war film about Japan and its people, and its intentions in World War 2. A White actor narrator impersonates a Japanese man, enforcing negative stereotypes and mocking Americans. “You’ve learned that the Japanese do not show their feelings, nor do I have big teeth and thick glasses- how sad to disillusion you” the narrator mocked. Japanese people work to help Japan win war. Japanese people work on a farm. People row in boats on a lake facing Mount Fuji. Snow-capped Mount Fuji. Volcanic explosion. Japanese soldiers seize the United States flag. Japanese flag flying. Sacred fishes in a pool. Soldiers hold Japanese flags as they cheer Banzai in a victory celebration after battle. Modern buildings in a Japanese city. High altitude view of buildings in an area. Bombardment in a city. Destroyed houses, buildings, and rubble on the ground of Japanese cities. United States warplane aircraft fly in formation. Aerial view of a Japanese city. People walk on the street. Vehicles pass on street. Ship 'Argentina Maru' docked at a Japanese harbor. People sow rice seeds on the farm. Narrator (actor impersonating a Japanese person) mocks Americans as being soft. View in an American town of cars parked along the sides of a main street. American 1940's cars. Jockey's Ball banner. People queue at theater box office and in train stations. United States nightclubs, bars, and casinos. United States people at beach. Japanese industry and munitions factories. Ships underway at sea. United States Marines carry a dead soldier on stretcher. United States Marines coming ashore and Japanese soldiers fighting in Pacific islands such as Guadalcanal and Tarawa. Forces of both sides fire guns and artillery. Smoke from bombardment. Ragged Japanese forces surrendering to United States forces. Japan's best forces shown marching in formation and review. Young Japanese soldiers in training. Japanese children study in a school. Burning Japanese city following attack. Japanese citizen refugees flee, a woman crawls across a railroad track. Japanese girls and boys exercise simultaneously outdoors. Japanese soldiers execute two men (possibly in China?). Prisoners held by Japan in forced labor; others executed. Japanese soldier puts his hat on a little girl, other children playing. Remains of a newborn infant wrapped in cloth lying on the street. Forced laborers from Japanese-occupied countries are made to farm rice. Remains of victims of Japanese forces. Heads of decapitated victims lying on the field. United States prisoners emaciated and injured in the Philippines. A United States soldier wipes his tears after losing an arm. Remains of United States troops, Japanese soldiers, and Asia civilians. Japanese soldiers deploy for war at train station. Map showing Japan, China, Manchuria, and Mongolia. A Type 3 Chi-Nu tank rolling up a fortress in China. Soldiers marching on rice fields and climbing rocky cliffs. Japanese soldiers assume prone position, firing rifles.
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