[JAPANESE ARMY MANOEUVRES 1918 : sections from Prince Arthur's visit to Japan] [Allocated]
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Outros títulos: [JAPANESE ARMY MANOEUVRES 1918 : sections from Prince Arthur's visit to Japan] [Allocated]
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Ano: 1918
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Duração: 25 mins
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Descrição: I. The film consists mainly of the Prince and his party touring Japan in June and July 1918. Some scenes are probably of a major Japanese military exercise carried on in the Prince's presence, involving Infantry with Field Artillery in very flat, waterlogged terrain. The tactics are chiefly the column charge in very close order over open ground. Radio and semaphore signalling are also practised. The second reel in particular shows Prince Arthur's visit to the sights of Japan, including a display of Samurai armour and highly intricate carvings. II. At the start of the second reel there is an interpolated sequence from the American newsreel "Universal Animated Weekly" showing the visit of Sir Eric Geddes and Vice-Admiral Sir Allen Duff, escorted by US Secretary of the Navy Daniels and Admiral William S Benson, to see US Navy cadets in training. III. Although most of its captions are in Japanese, this film ends with the English words "Photographed for the British Government by the Universal Film Company under the direction of O Takiguchi".
A highly fragmented film (mainly covering extra incidents from IWM 451 VISIT OF HRH PRINCE ARTHUR TO JAPAN) of Prince Arthur's Japanese tour, June-July 1918.
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Palavras-chave: EFG1914 / World War I / Arthur of Connaught (HRH Prince) / Geddes, Eric Campbell / Duff, Allen F / Daniels, Josephus / Benson, William S / IMPERIAL JAPANESE ARMY / United States Navy & [cadets] / delegations, British international - goodwill / training, Japanese military - combat / society, Japanese - ethnic / arts, Japanese - ethnic / arts, Japanese - architecture / arts, Japanese - fine arts / training, United States naval / Japan / United States of America
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Fornecedor: Imperial War Museums
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Direitos: In Copyright / Imperial War Museums
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Companhia produtora: Universal Film Company
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Cor: Black & White
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Sound: Without sound
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