USMC 100518: Occupied Japan, Fukuoka

Description: Item Description Title USMC 100518: Occupied Japan, Fukuoka Citation information USMC 100518: Occupied Japan, Fukuoka . United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 01/1232/1 Marine Corps Library Number 913-16 Additional identifiers USMC 100518 MIRC inventory no. USMC 100518 Decade 1940 Date 1945-10-01 Description Film depicts initial operations by the 5th Marine Division in occupied Japan, in the city of Fukuoka on October 1, 1945. Marines speak with Japanese policemen, board trains and speak with Australian soldiers. Marine Officers stay at the Hakata Hotel and set up Headquarters in a Japanese house. American jeeps and Japanese civilians are featured in multiple shots of street views. Extensive footage from the tops of buildings captures the rubble and destruction of the city, as a result of an American bomb raid on June 19th of the same year. Japanese soldiers return from China, and wait for demobilization by US Marines. Location(s) Munakata Jinja (Fukuoka-ken, Japan) Military Grid Reference 52SFC27622088 Camera crew Williamson, F. G. Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Conflict (combat) Division 5th Division Item collection United States Marine Corps Film Repository Original color Color Original audio Silent Original gauge Film: 16mm Original generation Negative Original physical length 275 Original aspect ratio 1.37:1 (Academy) Original media type Motion pictures (visual works) Language English Contributing organization University of South Carolina. Moving Image Research Collections Digital collection name United States Marine Corps Films Rights information Public Domain. For further information please contact Moving Image Research Collections, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208. Digital media type Moving Image Date digital file created 06/14/2018 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Digital Vision Goldeneye. Digital runtime 9:45 Digital file type video/H264 Keywords World War II