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Appointment In Tokyo

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keywords: wwii, pacific war, philippines, corregidor, leyte gulf, luzon, city of manilla, bataan death march, general douglas macArthur, general wainwright, american 6th army, filipino guerrillas, japanese kamikaze attacks, american p.o.w.s

Synopsis: The war in the Pacific from 1942 with Japan attacking Corregidor through 1945 with the formal surrender ceremony on the Battleship USS Missouri, while wild celebrations break out in America...(read more)

  • Date: 1945
  • Duration: 00:55:00
  • Sound: Yes
  • Color: Monochrome
  • Type: Public Domain
  • Language: English
  • Location: Philippines, Pacific Theater

Appointment In Tokyo: Reel-1

WWII, Japanese soldier views Corregidor in the Philippines. Artillery shell is loaded into breech of artillery gun. Point of view looking down barrel of artillery piece as shell is loaded. Several scenes of artillery guns firing, bombardment of Island of Corregidor. From captured Japanese film May 5, 1942 show Japanese troops landing on Corregidor. Scenes of General Wainwright surrender to Japanese on Corregidor. American flag taken down and Japanese flag is raised on Corregidor. Japanese flag waving in the breeze. Scenes of Japanese soldiers raising weapons in victory celebration at Bataan, Luzon, Philippine Islands. Road sign reads "Mariveles". Scenes of Bataan death march.

Hand holding dagger, dagger is plunged into map of Malay (Malaysia), then Borneo, then New Guinea. American industry and labor converting from manufacturing of civilian goods to weapons of war. Shows unloading of planes, tanks, and American troops in Australia. Battle of the Bismark Sea. Planes of the U.S. 5th Air Force and Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) attack Japanese naval task force in the Bismarck Sea, smoke from damaged and sinking Japanese ships. Images of Gen. Douglas MacArthur and Admiral Chester Nimitz. Animated map shows war plans of the two routes back to the Philippines.

Scenes of night naval bombardment, aerial bombing, and amphibious assaults. Animated map of shows route taken by Allied Forces to the capture of the Admiralty Islands. Images of General Douglas MacArthur on-board an invasion ship. Animated map shows the "island hopping" capture of Japanese occupied islands. Bodies of hundreds of dead Japanese soldiers. White crosses with dog tags mark graves of U.S. Soldiers. U.S. Soldier kneels at white cemetery cross. F5F Wildcat planes with bombs attached being launched from aircraft carrier. Animated maps show battle plans as Island by island is taken by forces under Command of Fleet Admiral Nimitz.

Shot List:

R1:01:00:12:03

Hand holding dagger (knife) as it is plunged into map of Philippine Islands.

R1:01:00:39:11

Artillery shell is loaded into breech of artillery gun. point of view looking down barrel of artillery gun as shell is loaded.

R1:01:01:38:01

Japanese troops make amphibious landing on Corregidor.

R1:01:01:47:08

Scenes of General Wainwright surrender to Japanese on Corregidor.

R1:01:02:02:00

American flag taken down and Japanese flag is raised on Corregidor, Japanese flag waving in the breeze.

R1:01:02:13:03

Japanese soldiers raising weapons in victory celebration at Bataan, Luzon, Philippine Islands.

R1:01:02:17:05

Scenes of Bataan death march.

R1:01:04:51:05

Scenes of Battle of the Bismarck Sea.

R1:01:05:44:08

Gen. Douglas MacArthur and Admiral Nimitz looking at wall map.

R1:01:08:29:08

U.S. Soldier kneels at white cemetery cross.

R1:01:08:58:00

Planes on deck of U.S. aircraft carrier warming up, planes are launched from carrier, note: bomb attached to fuselage (belly) of plane.

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Appointment In Tokyo: Reel-2

Aerial view of ships of an American Task Force underway in the Pacific, scene of U.S. destroyer protecting (screening) convoy. Scenes of shipboard radio room. New invasion objective drawn on plotting board, Philippine Islands. Shipboard Officer briefs troops on landing at Leyte. Shows church services on ship, sailors and soldiers with heads bowed in prayer. Flashback to staging area, Joe shaving with no where to go, soldier drink first beer in nine months, soldier playing accordion. Soldiers on troop transport ships reading, sleeping.

Plane makes night landing on aircraft carrier. Battle of Leyte. October 20,1944, Naval bombardment of Leyte beachhead in the Philippines. Rocket ship firing rockets. Soldiers board landing craft, first assault wave of landing craft underway to Leyte beachhead, soldier rubs "rabbit foot" for good luck. Brief image of amphibious tanks on way to Leyte beachhead. Captured Japanese films show Japanese tanks and soldiers waiting for assault boats to land. First wave of assault troops hit the beach and the Japanese open fire. American soldier plants American flag. Americans troops dig in. Japanese firing artillery. Heavy fire on the beachhead. Shows U.S. troops moving off the beach into the jungle. Close-up soldier firing rifle. Soldiers duck as sniper fire is heard and tosses grenades. U.S. Soldier uses flamethrower. Bodies of dead Japanese soldiers. Jungle fighting, intense jungle combat.

Shot List:

R2:01:00:20:04

U.S. convoy escort destroyer underway.

R2:01:00:28:02

Command ship radio room.

R2:01:02:11:05

Church services flag and American flag waving in breeze, church services on U.S. troop transport ship.

R2:01:05:23:00

Plane makes night landing on aircraft carrier.

R2:01:05:47:09

Naval bombardment of Leyte beachhead.

R2:01:06:31:06

First wave of landing craft and amphibious tanks on way to Leyte beachhead.

R2:01:06:42:08

Soldier in landing craft rubs "rabbit foot" for luck.

R2:01:07:37:00

Japanese soldiers firing machine gun (captured Japanese film)

R2:01:08:00:08

U.S. soldier plants American flag on beachhead.

R2:01:08:21:08

Japanese firing artillery (captured Japanese film)

R2:01:09:20:03

U.S. soldier fires M1 rifle.

R2:01:09:41:08

U.S. soldier throws hand grenade, soldier uses flamethrower.

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Appointment In Tokyo: Reel-3

Battle of Leyte. Shows wounded Japanese soldier and natives surrendering. General MacArthur at GHQ on beachhead directing battle. Japanese General Yamashita called for re-enforcements from other islands to defend Leyte. Captured enemy film shows Japanese soldiers climbing down cargo nets into small landing boats. Scenes of U.S. 155mm "Long Tom" artillery pounding Japanese positions. U.S. Troops advance behind a tank. Animated map shows ships of the Japanese Navy appearing at entrance to Leyte Gulf, U.S. fleet moves to intercept. Battle of Leyte Gulf, the first naval battle was fought at night.

Land based Japanese fighters and bombers re-enforced their sea strength. American ships fighting off Japanese planes, first battle in which Japanese Kamikaze attacks were noted. Shows many Japanese planes cartwheeling through the sky into the sea. Shows smoking U.S. aircraft carriers damaged by Kamikaze attacks. Carrier based planes crack-up landing on unfinished Leyte airstrip, U.S. aircraft carriers damaged and on fire. U.S. aircraft attack Japanese ships, strafing attack on Japanese submarine. Shows wreckage from Japanese ships and Japanese survivors floating in ocean.

Aerial view of secured beachhead after naval battle. U.S. Troops march in mud, mess line in mud, rest in mud, sleep in mud and wounded evacuated over the mud. Medics bandage wounded soldier while another soldier holds helmet over face of wounded soldier. Life for civilians under the Japanese is described as brutal. Photos of Filipino people injured by the brutal Japanese, schools closed, church altars destroyed, and their food stolen. Shows Japanese prisoner of war camp on Luzon. B-24 Liberator bombers (U.S. Far East 5th Force) take off to bomb Luzon targets, images of bomb ground explosions.

Shot List:

R3:01:00:28:04

Animated map shows Japanese troops arriving on Leyte from other Japanese occupied Islands.

R3:01:00:44:06

Japanese soldiers climbing down ladders from troop transport ship.

R3:01:00:57:00

Battery of several 155mm "Long Tom" artillery guns firing.

R3:01:01:10:10

Soldiers advance (follow) behind a tank.

R3:01:01:26:02

Animated map shows ships of the Japanese Navy appearing at entrance to Leyte Gulf, U.S. fleet moves to intercept.

R3:01:01:43:00

Battle of Leyte Gulf, first engagement fought at night.

R3:01:02:37:00

Japanese planes shot out of the sky, cartwheeling across the sky in flames.

R3:01:03:11:03

Scenes of burning and smoking U.S. aircraft carriers hit by Kamikaze planes.

R3:01:03:17:08

U.S. carrier based planes crack-up landing on unfinished Leyte airstrip.

R3:01:03:57:06

U.S. plane strafe Japanese Submarine.

R3:01:04:03:06

Wreckage from Japanese ships and Japanese survivors floating in ocean.

R3:01:04:25:07

U.S. Troops march in mud, stand in a mess line in mud, rest in mud, sleep in mud and evacuated the wounded through the mud.

R3:01:07:30:10

Japanese prisoner of war (POW) camp on Luzon.

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Appointment In Tokyo: Reel-4

January 4, 1945, brief scenes of the largest convoy in the history of the Pacific on way to invasion of Luzon, Philippine Islands . Animated map shows route of invasion convoy to landing at Luzon. On January 9, 1945, the American 6th Army lands on beachheads on the Lingayen Gulf of Luzon, Philippine Islands and were met by cheering Filipino natives. Japanese had pulled back into the mountains of Luzon. Shows Filipino guerrillas holding large American flag. Filipino guerrillas receive army clothes and weapons.

Excellent footage of forward air control team directing planes on bombing runs against Japanese positions in the mountains of Luzon. Shows aircraft making bombing runs, CU of Ground Controller talking on radio to pilot of aircraft giving target information. LS of aircraft making bombing runs and scenes of bomb explosions striking ground targets.

Shows 6th Army officers looking at map and planning attack on Japanese positions in the hills on Luzon. Shows artillery and mortar fire on Japanese positions. After pounding by artillery and mortar fire U.S. Troops fight their way up each hill.

Animated map shows advance of main invasion force on Luzon toward Cabanatuan City and Cabanatuan POW Camp. A company of U.S. 6th Army Rangers, Alamo Scouts, and hand picked guerrillas on way behind enemy lines to free American POWs held at Japanese prison camp near Cabanatuan City. Shows American POWs that survived the Bataan Death March on way to rear lines, some walking, others in truck.

Animated map shows Manila and location of U.S. forces. Shows U.S. soldier crawling through hole in wall of Rizal Stadium in Manila. U.S. Troops and tanks attack Japanese positions in Rizal Stadium. Shows wounded soldier carried by other soldiers. U.S. soldiers fire M3 37mm anti-tank gun in heavy street fighting (combat) in Manila. U.S. soldiers fight building-to-building, sights and sound of intense combat. Shows soldier firing BAR (Browing Automatic Rifle). Wounded soldier helped across street. CU of wounded soldier.

R4:00:00:51;06

American 6th Army land on beachhead on the Lingayen Gulf of Luzon, Philippine Islands, greeted by cheering Filipino people

R4:00:01:12;09

Filipino guerrillas hold American flag

R4:00:02:42;06

U.S. Forward Air Control Team Ground directing planes on bombing runs against Japanese positions in the mountains of Luzon

R4:00:05:17;10

U.S. 6th Army Rangers, Alamo Scouts, and hand picked guerrillas go behind enemy lines to free American POWs held at Cabanatuan Japanese prison Camp

R4:00:05:45;04

POWs that survived the Bataan Death March on way to rear lines, some walking, others in truck

R4:00:07:51;04

U.S. Troops and tanks fighting in Rizal Stadium.

R4:00:08:36;16

U.S. soldiers fire M3 37mm anti-tank gun, building-to-building street fighting in Manila

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Appointment In Tokyo: Reel-5

The retreating Japanese set fire to City of Manila. Shows Filipino people fleeing as flames engulfed Manila. Shows civilians executed by the Japanese. U.S. machine gun teams in buildings firing across the Pasig River (Ilog River). Tanks and artillery fighting. American troops cross Pasig River in small boats and fought street by street and into the walled Fortress of Intramuros. Bodies of dead Japanese soldiers. American soldier gives a child in bed a drink of water. Shows Filipino children, some wounded. Men, women, and children (civilians) are taken by boat across the river, others walk across pontoon bridge. General Douglas MacArthur looks at Corregidor across Manila Bay.

Battle of Corregidor, "The Rock", February 1945, codename Operation Topside. Soldiers of the 503rd Airborne Regimental Combat Team (2nd Battalion) jump from planes and land on Corregidor. Soldiers land on Corregidor beachhead. 12-days later Corregidor is once again in American hands. Brief scenes of General MacArthur arriving at a dock on Corregidor.

Shot List:

R5:01:00:25:09

Filipino people fleeing as flames engulfed Manila.

R5:01:01:47:03

U.S. machine gun teams in buildings firing across the Pasig River.

R5:01:02:25:07

U.S. troops cross Pasig River in small boats and fought street by street into the walled Fortress of Intramuros.

R5:01:03:32:00

Filipino woman with GI canteens run to get water for U.S. soldiers.

R5:01:03:40:05

Soldiers using flamethrowers to drive Japanese from buildings in the walled Fortress of Intramuros.

R5:01:04:54:03

American soldier gives a child in bed a drink of water, images of Filipino children.

R5:01:06:47:03

General Douglas MacArthur looks at Corregidor across Manila Bay.

R5:01:07:25:03

503rd Airborne Reg. Combat Team jump from planes and land on Corregidor.

R5:01:08:34:03

Soldiers land on Corregidor beachhead.

R5:01:09:04:02

Brief scenes of General MacArthur arriving at a dock on Corregidor.

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Appointment In Tokyo: Reel-6

General MacArthur salutes the American flag as it is raised over the Philippines. Shows American flag raised by Marines on Iwo Jima and the American flag raised over Okinawa.

CU of battleship firing main battery of guns. B-29 Superfortress Bombers dropped their loads of bombs on the homeland of Japan. Brief image of atomic explosion. U.S. troops land on beachhead in Japan. General MacArthur arrives aboard his plane, Bataan at Atsugi Airport in Japan. He was met by General Eichelberger Commander of The 8th Army. CU of Nose art on General MacArthur's plane, "Bataan".

The Japanese surrender on-board the battleship Missouri. MacArthur speaks and directs the proceedings. Foreign Minister Mamoru Shigemitsu and General Yoshijiro Umezo sign for Japan; MacArthur for the Allied Powers; and Admiral Halsey for the United States. Other personages: General Wainwright; British General Arthur E. Percivall. Footage of huge cheering crowd in New York City as news of the surrender of Japan spreads. Celebration of VJ Day in New York City. Image of Statue of Liberty.

Excerpt from General MacArthur's speech on USS Missouri: It is my earnest hope, and indeed the hope of all mankind, that from this solemn occasion a better world shall emerge out of the blood and carnage of the past -- a world dedicated to the dignity of man and the fulfillment of his most cherished wish for freedom, tolerance and justice.

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