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Hiroshima Way Of Life, 03/20/1946 - 04/07/1946
About this film
National Archives description "MS Japanese male searching through the brick and mortar rubble. MLS Japanese male pasting election posters on telephone pole. Dolly shots - vessels, boating and fishing craft in the Hiroshima Harbor. Shows general activity in the harbor. Most all scenes static - no action - Scows, barges, fishing boats at anchor. MLS MS CU A series of shots of a small group of Japanese women praying outside a makeshift Buddhist Temple which was built amongst the ruins. A father pulls a heavily-loaded cart out from their yard which is surrounded by rubble. A young son follows behind his father. MLS Two Japanese males stand in front of a carpenters and wheelwright shop in Hiroshima. They are talking. MS A country road, outskirts of Hiroshima traffic travels both to and from the city. Trucks, carts drawn by oxen, people on cycles and on foot. MS A country road, outskirts of Hiroshima travels both into and out of city. Three fertilizer carts drawn by oxen pass down the narrow road. Last cart is drawn by a pony. MS Narrow roadway exit out of Hiroshima - rear end of cart, loaded with logs, moves along road en route out of the city. MC Two Japanese children sit on edge of wa…
Directors & creators
United States. Army Air Forces
Subjects
WWII, World War, 1939-1945, United States. Army Air Forces, World War, 1939-1945 -- Japan, Hiroshima-shi (Japan), World War II, Hiroshima-shi (Japan) -- History -- Bombardment, 1945, Atomic Bomb, A-bomb, WWII In Color
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