USMC 101981: Japanese demobilization

Description: Item Description Title USMC 101981: Japanese demobilization Citation information USMC 101981: Japanese demobilization. (5D-16-57; R-1-1.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 01/267 Marine Corps Library Number 0982-16 Additional identifiers 5D-16-57; R-1-1 MIRC inventory no. USMC 101981 Decade 1940 Date 1945-10-08 Description Japanese troops in formation and carrying equipment. Marines from the 27th Regiment arrive at Saga on DUKWs. Japanese civilians in boats. Cameraman atop a moving vehicle surveys bomb damage to the city and then documents undamaged parts of the city. An intelligence party tours facilities in Hongo with Japanese officials, emphasizing weapons caches, etc. Location(s) Saga (Japan); Hongo (Japan) Camera crew Powers Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Conflict (combat) Film date (note) Filmed October 8th and 17th, 1945. Division 5th Division Item collection United States Marine Corps Film Repository Original color Color Original audio Silent Original gauge Film: 16mm Original generation Reversal: Positive Original physical length 324 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. Digital media type Moving Image Date digital file created 07/30/2025 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5K Digital runtime 9:15 Digital file type video/H264 Keywords World War II