Sino-Japanese War - 1938, Japan: The Nation on the March

Sino-Japanese War - 1938, Japan: Patriotic Film Titles. Savings bond drive in 1938 following the Marco-Polo bridge incident which started the war between the Japanese & the Chinese. Window display of shoes for sale - street scenes, girls wear kimonos, shop for jewellery, rings. Japanese flag - shots to show wartime austerity - repaired shoes - trousers being mended. 17:12:45 Japanese marines in action - troops on horseback - wading through river. Saving pen nibs - scrap metal - make do and mend - recycling paper and old material. 17:15:05 Banner re National Savings - Japanese posters re savings bonds. Opening safe door in bank - animation re save for victory. Various savings banks. Office clerk has frugal lunch at desk - saves money. Geisha girls - save money in box - animation. 17:18:30 Japanese men drafted for service - trucks full of men w/ banners and flags. Column of Japanese troops. Intercut material showing transition from civilian to military life - short shots Naval battleships - fishing - cultivating field by hand - Japanese night life - drinking in bar - dancing to Jazz band. Japanese War bond - Savings book; 1930s; Pre-WW2; Pre-WWII Preparations; Second Sino-Japanese War;