Hokushin Nippon R4 of 10

Hokushin Nippon R4 of 10 Japanese economic & defense interests in Sakhalin & Kuriles Islands, Kamchatka, Russia. Fishermen leave families in Japan for the fishing season. Men in barge to passenger ship carrying fishermen to Okhotsk area embarks. 03:20:50 Banzai toast. Ships whistle & leaving w/ cheering & waving. 03:22:06 Map showing Japanese fishing interests in Bering Sea & Sea of Okhotsk and conflicts w/ Russia. Animated drawing showing economic value of fishing. 03:25:28 Fishing fleet. Boats unloaded & men disembark from passenger fleet; men along dock. Shoveling snow, picking ground & building fish packing plant. Huge building which they move across ice on shoulders (stunts). Caulking & cleaning boats, roll to water on logs. Cutting blocks of ice for packing plant & dragging across ice to shore. Raising rafters, fixing fishing nets & setting lines from small boat. Pulling in fish, CU on deck. Cleaning & filleting fish on side of ship. 1930s Colonialism; Japanese Expansionism; Arctic; Fishing Industry; Natural Resources