“Japan Air Base” (1956) 8mm Film Home Movie, Panos, Drive, Train, Parade, Town +

Another great historical film of a Japan Air Base, Tachikawa Air Base, and surrounding areas. Film opens with film taken from a car of the Japanese countryside. Great pan shot of rural areas and a lot of the air base and a train trip through the country. There’s a parade on the base, but I’m not quite sure what that’s about, but apparently there are some champions, and an FEAF tournament going on. Film ends with some small town street activities, a hotel and aerial shots from the airplane. Really interesting documentary of the 1956 air base and surrounding areas.

FILM CONDITION:

Film itself appears to be in excellent condition. Film ran smoothly and has no detectable vinegar syndrome.

Partial 7” reel (approximately 16 min)

Rough timeline:

1 min - footage from car of countryside

30 sec - at what looks like a hotel

1 min 40 sec - water inlet with a dock, people fishing from the shore, area around and dirt roads

1 min 30 sec - Panoramic shots from the rural hotel

1 min 30 sec - Train station, footage taken from train, train station and trains

3 min 30 sec - Pans of the air base and buildings, base commissary, church, housing, barracks, playing fields, pool

3 min - Parade on base with floats

40 sec - Small town streets (film a little light)

45 sec - Panos of shore from water, boats

1 min - Tug boat pulling up to ship, tug

30 sec - Hotel, shot from airplane

Please see photos to verify item condition. Sold as is.

Thank you for looking!