Summary

JAPAN

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Title: JAPAN
File Number: DN-B-310 Beta SP; DN-B-311 Beta SP
Color: Color
Type: Documentary
Year: 1945
Description: 05:01:33:00--05:24:34 KAMIKAZE CEREMONY P.D. TOKYO - WAY OF LIFE TOKYO, 1945 Sake ceremony & Japanese girl friends. Outside palace. boys fishing. Living among shacks. Fire fighting. GIs & Japanese girls. REEL 1: Chofu, Japan. inside a Shinto Shrine, four Kamikaze pilots dressed in flying gear, walk towards camera and bow towards shrine. LA showing the four pilots lined up abreast and bowing. CU LA from L side. This scene was recreated at a Japanese airfield. It shows four pilots standing in front of a small table where the sake is placed. At the other end is their commander. Here they drink their farewell toast, etc., Another angle of the pilots as they salute their commander, about face and walk towards their planes. Frame shot of three pilots, then a slow pan to the fourth one and the commander. All are shown drinking their farewell toast from the sake cups. REEL 2: Tokyo, Japan. A large factory in the Tokyo area that escaped the fire raid. In the foreground, the factory's own fire department puts on a demonstration showing the type of equipment used. Misc. shots showing equipment and the workers. LS Air raid shelter on grounds of radio and camera factory. Workers open door and enter shelter. CU Interior scene, worker at bench lathe. CU Another worker and lathe. MCU Showing line of lathes. CU Worker and lathe. LS Group of workers and lathe. Fraternization in Tokyo. American sailors and Japanese girls out for a stroll. pan to show the stubby feet and bobby socks. Scenes to show group and their reaction. MLS Soldiers and girls walk along the roadway leading from Imperial palace. MCU Faces of the four soldiers and two Japanese girls who appear in the above scenes. This is a very slow pan down to their feet. LS Shows American GIs walking their post in front of the main entrance to Imperial Palace. Several shots. MLS CU MPs on guard at Palace grounds, present arms to a group of American officers. They stand talking and are told that they are not permitted to go any further. It is off limits to all Allied troops. Scenic shot of the Palace as seen from outside. In the foreground, two Japanese women and small child are shown walking toward Palace. LS Main entrance to Palace, American soldiers on guard walk post, others are walking toward Palace. LS Reverse shot showing soldiers walking towards Palace. In the background is the Meiji Building. LS Several cut shots showing American soldiers on guard. Guard returns salute to a group of American officers that pass by. Reverse angle showing action from rear of guard and shooting at the officers as they walk up to the sentry and return his rifle salute. American soldiers walking toward camera, and more soldiers sitting on the grass talking to Japanese girls. MLS Main entrance to Imperial Palace, as scene opens a group of American soldiers walk toward camera. Two GIs and two Japanese girls sit on grass talking. CU One of the soldiers and his girl friend talking. REEL 3: Air raid shelter, slit trench type. Civilians in trench then they walk out and toward camera. CU Group of Japanese boys fishing above a dock. Fire gutted building in background Tokyo, in foreground a shack. CU Make-shift shack used as living quarters. Reverse angle of shack. Another angle of shack. Another angle of shack, woman in foreground. Girl holding cat in her arms. LS Tin roof shack among the ruins of modern structures. MCU Shack and its owner. CU Rusted ruins. CU Shack and ruins. Shack area along main street. Japanese women and man near water faucet outdoors. Taken amid the rubble of a congested residential section. Flimsy homes in background. CU Women washing dishes. vegetable garden in foreground. MLS Typical Japanese homes that escaped fire. small Japanese boys playing in rubble. USSBS Jeep No. 9 with group of women and children about. CU Children shown above. Four children pose for camera. MCU Same children walk to camera. REEL 4: Typical firehouse in the city of Tokyo. As the scene opens, the fire trucks are leaving the firehouse. As the last truck leaves, a pan follows them down the street. MLS Trucks shown racing along the street. MLS Fire truck passing a busy intersection in the Nihonbashi district. In the foreground, a policeman waves the fire truck thru traffic. LS Large building with smoke pouring out of fourth floor window, trucks go by camera. Firemen dismount dragging hose behind them. Hook and ladder in action. LS Building on fire. Fireman stretches hose to fire plug. MLS Building on fire. Fireman with length of hose. CU Hose (note leaks and patches). MLS Activity of firemen. MLS Hook and ladder against building. Firemen mount ladder and go into the fire. Street scene, firemen and activity. CU Scene as Japanese fireman walks toward an underground fire hydrant. he opens the steel cover and then takes a large rod which is used to open the main valve. another fireman stands by holding hose in hands and standing by ready to make connection onto valve. CU Fireman making hose connection to hydrant. MLS A group of factory workers separate a small mobile hand pump under the direction of the Metropolitan Tokyo Fire Department. This is one method used by the Japanese to combat the fire raids of the 29s. MCU Women operating the hand pump. MCU Typical Japanese firemen of the Tokyo Fire Department. The scene shows a fireman and his truck while the chief stands by giving directions and hand gestures. CU Fire hydrant, underground flush type. Complete demonstration showing the method used to open and close. Hose, truck, and firemen. As the scene opens, the firemen remove portable hose reel from truck and cart it to the fire hydrant. Firemen drag hose to hook and ladder. MLS Street scene showing a fire truck racing to scene of fire. Truck stops by underground flush type hydrant. Firemen dismount and rush hose from truck to hydrant. In the background, another fire truck arrives on the scene. MLS Fire watch tower near harbor on ground of the Tokyo fire boat house. CU Of tower. Hose hung from tower to dry. Two takes, one stationary , the second a slow pan up along the tower. LS Typical Air raid shelter. Another type of shelter. CU Ruins of machinery. LS Air raid shelter. LS Air raid shelter used as a home. MLS Second story of ruined building now used as a house. REEL 5: LS A small park along the Ginzan Way in Tokyo. The scene shows a group of small air raid shelters in the park and are constructed of earth and bamboo reinforcement. They are about six feet deep and probably have a capacity of about 20 or 25 persons. No concrete was used at all in construction. It is just a hole in the earth. The old woman shown in one of the scenes is sitting outside one of the shelters, enjoying the sunshine, and eating her lunch. Many people use these shelters in Tokyo. Shell type, double mouth fire plug which is typical type used all over the Tokyo area. Small air raid shelter which is made of earth, wood beams, and cross bars. Concrete and earth fill air raid shelter. Two children stand at door and then walk to camera. Street scene near Electric Building. Pedestrians walk toward camera. American sailors and Japanese girls out for a stroll in front of the Palace. Several cuts to show action. Misc. shot showing the side entrance to the Palace. This is one of the many entrances to the grounds. All entrances are guarded by US soldiers 24 hours daily. American soldiers and sailors strolling along the sidewalk near this outer most of Imperial Palace Tokyo. 05:24:43:00-06:09:10 PHYSICAL DAMAGE, JAPANESE AIRCRAFT FIELDS AND PLANTS CU Of corrugated metal roofing showing the frequency of distribution of bomb fragments which were distributed in the three hangars. A series of three shots showing the craters caused by 500 lb GP bomb probably fused .01 and non-delay tail. MLS Showing the effect of fragmentation on an aircraft engine in the foreground and swinging corrugated metal in the background. MLS Looking NE at the N wall of the building located between the second and third fitting shops which shows frequency distribution, perforation and penetration of 500 lb GP bomb fragments on a reinforced concrete wall. MLS Of a section of the reinforced concrete wall in a state of collapse. MLS Of a reinforced concrete panel riddled with fragments. CU Of a small area of the concrete wall showing the effect of fragmentation. MCU Of small transformer which was damaged by blast and fragmentation in the second fitting ship. MCU Of a direct hit in the S end of the second fitting shop showing the cratering effect of a slow functioning 500 lb GP bomb fused .1 and ND or possibly .1 nose and .025 tail. Also seen in this cowling of Japanese navy G-4 torpedo bomber. MCU Of a piece of equipment overturned by blast. MLS Showing effect of blast and fragmentation on the overhead lines in the second fitting shop. MCU Of a crude sand-filled bamboo revetment erected in an attempt to compartmentalize the second fitting shop. CU Showing the effect of a direct hit of a 500 lb GP bomb on a piece of exceptionally heavy equipment located in the NW corner of the second fitting shop. LS Looking E from a revetment on the airfield the W and S faces of building XY engine test cells. LS Looking SE showing N and W faces of a light steel frame structure which received multiple hits which resulted in widespread structural damage and partial collapse. MLS Looking E at the SW of building S showing structural collapse and the roof members resting on a crushed plane. LS Looking NE across completely destroyed SW face of building W and engine assembly plant. MLS Panning N to E across the interior of building W showing the effect of the attack on the engine assembly line. LS Panning SE to S showing the S half of building T showing NW faces. MCU Showing the structural damage inflicted on the roof by the direct hit of 500 lb GP bomb fused .1 nose and .01 tail. W end of building T. LPS Panning NE to E shows the S and W faces of building K final assembly plant. MCU Of engines on dollies on the SW corner of building K final assembly plant. LS Panning E to SW showing the spacious interior of building K, its reasonably modern layout and equipment. LPS Panning NE to E showing the face of building J. MLS Looking SE showing the structural collapse as a result of intense heat in the SW corner of building J. MLS Looking SW at the SW corner showing the structural collapse of the SW corner of building J. MPS Panning SE to SW on the interior of building J showing the spacious design of the interior. LS Looking S showing the N and E faces of a three-story reinforced concrete building which received three direct hits with 500 lb GP bombs. MLS Looking SW at the NW corner showing the structural damage inflicted on the second and third floors by a direct hit by a 500 lb GP bomb probably .1 nose and .01 tail delay. MLS Target 90:25-81 Narua, Japan (Aircraft Plant). Reinforced concrete stairwell on roof of building C which shows the effect of blast. Camera looking NE. MPS To the E and W showing building F as seen from roof of building G (same as target above). General view of entire harbor area of the Hiro Naval Air Base. In the far background, the installation, such as hangars, etc. This view is panned from E to SE. closer shot of installation. LS Looking N showing the S and E faces of a two-story brick load bearing steel frame structure, Target 90:30-660, which received a direct hit with a 500 lb GP bomb. Pan down looking W showing a direct hit on the crane rails on the S side of the foundry yard. MS Showing the effect of a near miss on the front of an electric annealing furnace. MLS Showing the point of detonation on a steel frame roof. LS Pan down from damaged steel frame roof to undamaged machinery which was in the process of making screw propellers. Japanese worker in foreground. Two CUs. MS Of the screw propellers. Pan down on a bent steel column leaning to the N and at its base. LS Showing the point of detonation on a steel frame roof. LS Looking S showing W face of three-story reinforced concrete building. Affected by blast. MLS Looking S showing the entrance of an underground aircraft factory. LS Pan interior Mizushima Mitsubishi Engine Aircraft Plant located approx. 15 miles SW of Okayama, near the town of Kurashiki. This plant was engaged in sub and final assembly on Japanese G4 Naval Torpedo Bombers. The scene shows the final assembly section in building 3 which is located at the extreme SW corner of the plant. Camera is panned S to W (plant attacked June 22, 1945). MS Several partly complete fuselages lying about. pan L to R past fuselages on sides to wings which are all scattered about the floor of the plant. Note the effect of heavy fragmentation to fuselages caused by burst from 500 lb GP bomb. CU Miscellaneous parts for aircraft lying on floor and effect of fragmentation to concrete floor. MS Pan final assembly shop shows dollies and jigs. MS Looking up at roof showing point of entry of 500 lb bomb then a pan down along vertical column to show effect of blast. CU of column. MLS Looking W to NW showing EXT view of fuselage assembly shop located S central part of plant. MLS Pan fuselage assembly shops and assembly line showing the parts and fittings lying about which were being fed into the line. MLS Looking SW from interior of above shops showing type of steel frame construction used on the building. MS EXT showing SW side of above building (fitting shop) viewed NW. MLS Interior looking E of fitting shop showing destruction and miscellaneous parts including large landing gear in foreground. MCU Closer shot of landing gear. MS Interior CU of crater left by a 500 lb bomb then a slow pan upwards to side of building then continues L to R across the floor to show damage inflicted to sides of building, into and the concrete flooring by the impact of a 500 lb GP bomb which was not activated by impact upon entering the roof but by delayed action shortly after striking the concrete floor. MS Pan looking E shows damage to a drying installation. Several cuts showing wooden templates used in construction of torpedo bomber. Earth filled bamboo revetment which was built in a NS direction in an attempt to compartmentalize the first fitting shop. Pan effect of blast to machines and electrical equipment. MCU CU Two short cuts of damaged electrical machinery. 06:09:16--06:30:49 BEACHED, SUNK, DAMAGED JAPANESE SHIPPING - Kure, Japan. MC On deck of the Japanese Aircraft Carrier "Ryuho" shows a bomb hole probably caused by a 1000 lb bomb which penetrated the aft flight deck and exploded below. different angle to show bulged flight deck. pan shot looking towards the fan tail. pan shot looking towards the fan tail from amidship. Note the underlying shape of the flight deck and the elevator shaft opening. MS Pan from port to starboard showing deck facing lumber being removed by Japanese laborers and piled in rows for salvage. A series of shots showing Japanese workers peeling off inlaid wooden flight deck, also a shot of the starboard ack ack gun emplacement now removed. MS Pan R to L along the starboard side of the "Ryuho" showing the damaged side bowed out from internal blast. MLS Battle damage to the Japanese 10,000 ton cruiser "Aoba" moored near the shore of Nabe village in the vicinity of Kure. This cruiser has a large hole on port bow forward. Shows bomb hole. Another view different angle. General view of "Aoba" at moorings, looking towards bow. LS Battle damage to the Japanese 31,000 ton battle cruiser "Hyuga". Showing decks awash and general damage. This is a moving shot. close shot to show superstructure damage. moving shot from stern and along starboard. moving shot past stern flight deck gives a very good idea of the size and the length of the battle wagon. CU of damage to starboard side. MCS Panning looking toward the bow showing the way the bow is sheared off by a direct hit on the bow of battle cruiser "Hyuga". CU Pan up showing the sheared off bow. LS Pan up looking toward the stern from the bow first showing the front 16" gun turret and ending at the damaged superstructure of the main bridge. MLS The 16" gun on the front turret. MCS Pan shot showing the damaged superstructure on the starboard side. CS Showing the bombed out section on the port mid-ship deck. MCS Showing the effect of the bomb blast on the port side mid-ship deck. MCS Showing two different angles of the above take, which the deck is bowed up and the side plate is bursted. MLS Panning up looking toward the bow showing the way a direct hit ripped open the starboard side of the main superstructure. LS Pan L to R looking towards the stern of the Japanese battle cruiser "Hyuga" which shows direct hits on the starboard and port sides of the flight deck. MLS Pan up and L to R showing port 16" gun awash. MLS Looking up at booms and radio antenna above superstructure showing crude attempts to camouflage, then a slow pan down along the superstructure (poor shot due to angle of sun). MLS Looking towards flight deck showing a direct hit to starboard of aircraft carrier. A series of four shots showing crater and the way the concrete flight deck was loosened from the armor plate. A series of moving shots showing the damaged and partly submerged Japanese 31,000 ton battle cruiser "Ise". The port quarter deck and flight deck received several direct hits. The heavily battered port side (poor shot due to angle of sun). A series of miscellaneous shots taken from a moving row boat as it passes along the starboard side of the flight deck. MLS Moving past the bow to starboard. A series of shots showing damage to starboard. MS Damage to superstructure. MS Gun turrets port side pan up to superstructure. MLS Damage to port side. A series of two moving shots. First shot from starboard past bow to port side. Second shot same angle but longer shot. (shadow side exposure may be off). A series of moving shots towards a beached Japanese aircraft carrier (name unknown), several approaches from different angles. A series of moving shots towards partly sunk Japanese cruiser (name unknown), several approaches from different angles. A series of moving shots towards a Japanese cruiser bottoms up (name unknown). Tsuruga, Japan. LS Japanese freighter "Wakaho Maru" partly submerged, having struck a mine. Ship was en route from Genzan on 31 July 1945 with a cargo of 129 tons of coke and 64 tons of soy beans. She anchored at the outside of the harbor and while still anchored and moving with the tide, she struck a mine. Damage: Total loss Gross Tonnage: 2101 tons Dead weight: 2518 tons Engine Type: Steam of 970 HP Ship's Captain: Yozo Mishima. MC Telephoto shot of "Wakaho Maru" showing her mast and stacks above water, while the rest of the ship lies submerged. LS Japanese freighter "Sohsu Maru" lying aground approx. 175 feet from the coastline near the village of Kikeiyama-Higashiuru-Maru. Ship hit mine 29 June 1945. Ship was enroute to Nigata from Fuzan with a cargo of 134 tons of cement. She touched the mine about 1-1 2 miles (180 degrees) from Tsuruga White Light House at 17.23 hours. The Japanese used tug boats to pull her to shore where she was left stranded at Kikuyama. Damage: Starboard fell off, three holes in starboard hold, engines and water mains destroyed Gross Tonnage: 1223 tons Dead Weight: 1820 tons Engine Type: Tripple Steam 890 HP Ship's Captain: Yasutaro Nakano. Japanese freighter "Sohsu Maru". LS Japanese freighter "Eiko Maru" beached off the coast of Azo (near the same area as above). She was outbound with a load of 50 tons of saltpetre, 50 tons of iron sulphide. She touched the mine at a point 35 degrees 42 minutes N latitude and 135 degrees 50 minutes E longitude (approx. 200 feet from Azo) on 17 August 1945 at 16.45 hours. She was bound for Fuzan. Gross Tonnage: 887 tons Dead Weight: 1014 tons Engine Type: Diesel 270 HP Ship's Captain: Toshiro Yonezu. pan from bow to aft section. LS Pan NE to N showing a general view of Tsuruga Harbor as seen from atop the USA Military Government Headquarters. Maizuru, Japan. MLS Japanese Coast Guard sunk in Maizuru Harbor. This ship was attacked by an unknown US plane on 30 July 1945. The scene shows the control tower and aft section above water and a near miss aft of starboard. shows the starboard side. moving shot past submerged superstructure. MLS Moving shot past a group of Japanese Coast Guard destroyers (4) berthed and anchored together in the harbor. Second ship from the right received a direct hit from a rocket bomb which sheared off its bow. A series of moving shots past a Japanese freighter and passenger ship partly submerged in the bay on 30 July 1945 by USAF. A series of moving shots showing the Italian steamship "Conte Verde" and the Japanese passenger ship "Taruyasu Maru". The history behind these two ships: The "Conte Verde" was completely overhauled in Shanghai and later struck a mine near Shanghai. Was then towed to Maizuru. The "Taruyasu Maru" was attacked by USAF planes on 30 July 1945 and sunk near the Coast Guard ships shown above. At a later date the Japanese floated her. Note the water line marks where the ship had rested underwater for some time. A series of shots showing the Japanese freighter "Ukishima Maru", the mother ship for Japanese submarine chasers, who touched a mine in Maizuru Bay on 17 August 1945. She was empty at the time. Gross Tonnage: 6000 tons Engine Type: Diesel. LS Short scene of harbor entrance. LS Coastline of Maizuru Harbor showing a small fishing village of Shimo Sadaka along the N coast. LS Japanese Mine Sweepers at work in harbor. A series of 7 shots showing the Japanese passenger ship "Teiritsu Maru" beached along the coast of Maizuru. She touched a mine on 28 July 1945 and headed for shore. Gross Tonnage: 15,000 tons Engine Type: ReciproTur.
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