Tinian: Suicide Cliff - R-556

Summary

1944/07 Tinian Island MS Marine speaks in to loudspeaker reciever MS faces of Japanese men MS Marines talk to Japanese men, giving them instructions CU Marine talking in to loudspeaker reciever MS loudspeaker on top of truck, Marines in field in BG CU loudspeaker LS Marines walk through green field MS tanks through trees 01:35 LS, MS Marines protect Saipan civilians on edge of cliff MS civilians walk away from cliff edge MS Japanese man walks away from cliff edge, sea in BG, he is inspected by a Marine LS Japanese man is walked away from cliff edge by Marine, sea in BG, he is stripped and checked by Marine MS posh civilian in scarf walks L to R MS Marines stripping a Japanese man LS cliff landscape, people can be made out walking around 03:01 LS cliff landscape, people can be made out walking around MS Japanese civilians including children walk up a hill to Marines LS Marines firing guns LS Marines escort civilians away from cliff edge LS Japanese are searched LS Marines escort civilians away from cliff edge MS Marines earch Japanese civilians MS Japanese civilians are escorted MS small child towards camera MS man with disability walks MS Marines surround tank perched near cliff edge LS Marines surround tank perched near cliff edge LS Marines escort civilians away from cliff edge MS Japanese soldier MS Japanese soldiers being held MS Japanese man and child surrender MS Marines laugh and chuckle and smoke MS various shots of Japanese children approach Marines and are given sweets MS Marines talk and drink 07:00 LS shells exploding on jungle and cliffs LS shells exploding on jungle and cliffs, tank in FG LS shells exploding on jungle and cliffs LS smoke rising on ridge ULS smoke rising in jungle MS smoke rising MS guns firing MS same MS tanks coming down hill MS Japanese man walks to surrender, is frisked by Marine LS shells explode on jungle cliffs LS Marines near cliff edge CU, MS, LSs sequence shells explode near jungley cliffs, tanks firing, strafing MS, CUs various shots of dead Japanese civilians, women and children, babies having comitted suicide. photog: J.W Kennedy p.s. this footage is often mistaken or used as being Saipan but clearly matches Suicide Cliff in Tinian