HOME MOVIES: 1946-47 OCCUPIED JAPAN

Genre: home movie

Year Published: 1946

Format: 16mm

Description: This silent 16mm footage is a home movie shot by an American serviceman in Occupied Japan. Based on research we believe it was filmed during the 1946-47 and possibly as late as 1948. It is a companion of film 31234. The film features men of the "First Team" 1st Cavalry Division -- which was given the honor of leading the Allied Occupational Army into Tokyo. It also provides a fascinating look at Japan in this era, with its infrastructure heavily damaged and population struggling to rebuild. Indeed, the Yokohama city and port areas were subject to extensive redevelopment, so that few of

Complete Record: This silent 16mm footage is a home movie shot by an American serviceman in Occupied Japan. Based on research we believe it was filmed during the 1946-47 and possibly as late as 1948. It is a companion of film 31234. The film features men of the "First Team" 1st Cavalry Division -- which was given the honor of leading the Allied Occupational Army into Tokyo. It also provides a fascinating look at Japan in this era, with its infrastructure heavily damaged and population struggling to rebuild. Indeed, the Yokohama city and port areas were subject to extensive redevelopment, so that few of