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WWII - 1942, Japanese Newsreel: Boruneo Yuden Senkyo

Reel Number: 220819-01

Color: Black and White

Sound: SIL

Year / Date: 1942

Country: Borneo,Burma,Indochina,Myanmar (Burma),Pacific,Philippines,Vietnam

Location: Borneo,Manila,Pacific,Rangoon,Southeast Asia

TC Begins: 07:00:02

TC Ends: 07:10:37

Duration: 00:10:35

Borneo Oil Fields Captured by Japan 07:00:17 LS, MS, CU Gas, steam or water escaping upwards under pressure watched by men. Man turns valve by sign in Japanese. Large flame burning from releasing natural gas. Oil derrick w/ pump halted. Wells abandoned & pipe removed. (fires set & equipment sabotaged / damaged by retreating British forces in Borneo oil fields). Montage of abandoned oil fields. 07:01:35 Title. Japanese board captured river boat Burong & raise flag. POV down river - villagers watch from shore; troops landing at village dock. CU natives, ear lobe rings. Japanese officers, soldiers & local administrators gather. Japanese inspect rifles. Japanese address locals. 07:03:48 Title: JAPANESE BOMBING OF RANGOON. Japanese pilots on Indochina airfield are briefed, board bombers / planes, take off as men on ground wave. Planes in flight, cockpit shot. Smoke from bombing Rangoon, Burma. 07:05:20 Title: CAPTURE OF MANILA. Japanese tanks & infantry wade river & march over wrecked bridge.Truck convoy w/ artillery. Wreckage of U.S. aircraft left by retreating American forces & airfield. 07:06:44 LS Heavy oil smoke; POV along road past billboards & into city streets, across bridge w/ burning houses & petroleum. 07:08:09 Japanese officers w/ Filipino officials. Filipino crowd waving Japanese flags. Japanese tanks past waving crowds lining road. 07:08:51 Title: (main?). 07:09:00 Title. 07:09:0? POV along rural road (brief). Flags on pole, tilt down to people watching, trucks w/ Japanese troops past. View in truck, passing countryside. Convoy into town. Troops lined up, people on bicycles watch from road. 07:09:50 Guard post at entrance to American Consulate (?). CU sign: American Consulate General... Two Japanese soldiers outside gates. 07:10:07 LS down empty wide avenue w/ monuments; other streets. Japanese & other flags on buildings. Japanese talking to crowd & throwing out leaflets. Abrupt end. WWII; WW2; Southeast Asia; Invasion; Philippines; 1942;

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