USMC 100518: Occupied Japan, Fukuoka
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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
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
Sources
- 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, description, catalog record, video
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