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1939
Sound
Newsreel
Kensen Kyoso Jidai (R2 of 2)
Empire of Japan
Summary
PROMOTIONAL DOCUMENTARY: Explains why Japan is increasing her naval strength. Reel 2: Further tension leads to battles in Shanghai. Nanking and Tsingtao. Japan sees other nations strengthening their navies. Various views of U.S., British, French, and Italian ships. Compares German expansion in Europe, including view of Hitler, with Japanese need for economic security. Shows convoy of Japanese destroyers and explains their role in building a "lasting peace in the Pacific and the world."
Details
- Reference
- 242-MID-6171 r2
- Source
- NARA
- Collection
- Military Intelligence Division
- Genre
- Newsreel
- Year
- 1939
- Decade
- 1930 - 1939
- Original format
- 35mm FGMC
- Duration
- 10:18
- Frame rate
- 23.98 fps
- File format
- Prores 4:2:2 HQ / 1080p
- Colour
- Black & white
- Sound
- Yes
Interwar
Sino-Japanese
Japan
Pacific
China
Asia