https://peertube.dngr.us/videos/watch/be1ef314-ccde-4ad3-8d5b-3be47e6044c2 Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCddem5RlB3bQe99wyY49g0g/join Help us preserve, scan and post more rare and endangered films! Join us on Patreon. Visit https://www.patreon.com/PeriscopeFilm Visit our website www.PeriscopeFilm.com This silent, color home movie offers a glimpse into post-WWII Japan through the lens of a U.S. officer stationed there in 1945-46. Col. Arthur “Art" Paul Thayer Jr. was a member of the First Cavalry Division and the Sixth Army. After the defeat of Japan he was part of the U.S. Occupation forces, led by General Douglas A. MacArthur. The footage captures a range of scenes, including parades by occupation forces, and elements of everyday life, including shots of parks, people going about their day, farmers, and fishermen. It begins with a cultural event, featuring men in red samurai armor. Thayer's wife Lucille Anne Meyer and daughter Lucille Collette "Tardy" Thayer are also shown in the film. Cultural landmarks and customs are featured throughout. This film was donated to Periscope Film by Marian McGregor Briegel, daughter of Col. Thayer. 0:00 Men in samurai armor preparing for a ceremony, 0:46 the start of the ceremony, 1:09 a woman dressed in red performing a dance in front of a crowd, 2:11 a woman in a suburban house garden, 2:25 flowers in the garden, 2:24 three women in a public park, 2:55 a woman jumping into a pool, 3:28 U.S. Army soldiers waiting in line, 3:51 an American President Lines steamship in port, probably taking personnel back to the United States 4:05 different shots of people being photographed on the deck of the ship, 4:38 senior military personnel at an informal gathering, 5:21 men performing a synchronized dance, 6:08 men in Samurai armor, 6:47 a large group of people sitting in front of the camera, 7:11 a military band performing, 7:24 shots of a public park, 8:30 American and British graves at the Yokohama War Cemetery, 9:15 a Cadillac Series 63 Sedan on a driveway, 9:32 U.S. Army soldiers and jeeps in a parade, sign for the Judge Advocate Section of the Eighth Army headquarters 10:35 close ups of high ranking members of the military at the parade, 10:52 farmers harvesting wheat, 11:15 fishermen checking ropes at the beach, 11:55 overview of a park, 12:15 Allied troops marching during a parade, 13:33 Jeeps, halftracks, and trucks driving in the parade, Motion picture films don't last forever; many have already been lost or destroyed. For almost two decades, we've worked to collect, scan and preserve the world as it was captured on 35mm, 16mm and 8mm movies -- including home movies, industrial films, and other non-fiction. If you have endangered films you'd like to have scanned, or wish to donate celluloid to Periscope Film so that we can share them with the world, we'd love to hear from you. Contact us via the weblink below. This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD, 2k and 4k. For more information visit http://www.PeriscopeFilm.com Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OIAu3YUPjJ0 Mirrored from Periscope Film (https://www.youtube.com/@PeriscopeFilm) Sat, 13 Jun 2026 12:52:44 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://peertube.dngr.us https://peertube.dngr.us/lazy-static/avatars/41a6fee9-7f57-42d0-a5fc-5db4f1af2e31.png https://peertube.dngr.us/videos/watch/be1ef314-ccde-4ad3-8d5b-3be47e6044c2 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://peertube.dngr.us/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.