Accession Number | F04950 |
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Collection type | Film |
Measurement | 42 min 45 sec, 42 min 45 sec, 42 min 45 sec, 42 min 45 sec, 42 min 45 sec, 42 min 45 sec, 42 min 45 sec, 42 min 45 sec |
Object type | Home movie |
Physical description | 16mm/colour (Kodachrome)/silent |
Maker |
O'Brien, John William Alexander |
Place made | Japan: Kobe, Japan: Kure, Japan: Tokyo |
Date made | c 1946 |
Access | Open |
Conflict |
British Commonwealth Occupation Force, 1946-1952 (Japan) |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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The O'Briens in Japan
Title: 'Nikko. The O'Bees in Japan. This is the story of the O'Brien family from its arrival in Japan. We begin on board. The good ship Merkur at Kure on 21 May 1946' Shows the O'Brien family on board the passenger. O'Briens and ship's officers. Title: 'House preparations' Japanese moving a piano onto a truck. Title: 'Let's go to the O'Bs Gwen and J'. Shows a sign 'British house No 118 Brig O'Brien' Views of surrounding landscape. Driving along in a car to No 118 the O'Brien family house. Views of Mount Fuji. Views of the Diet building. O'Brien staff car O'Brien family and Brigadier O'Brien enter the house. Trees in blossom and snow covered trees. The O'Brien's Japanese servants and security guards pose for the camera. Title: 'Kamakura ancient capital' Various scenes including the giant Buddha statue. Karuizawa Golf Club operated by 1st Cavalry Division Artillery. O'Brien boy drives jeep car. Sign for O'Brien's house '1275' O'Brien son driving Australian Army jeep. Title: 'Tokyo bay picnic'. Shows the O'Brien family in a motor launch on Tokyo Bay. Title: 'King and queen of the castle' Shows O'Brien children playing at the entrance to wartime Japanese underground complex. Title: 'Party 15 September 1946' Close up of the invite ' The O'Briens with Australian and other girls hostesses to the 65th Battalion. Shows scene of the 65th Battalion party held in the O'Brien's garden. 65th Battalion men and Red Cross nurses. Title: 'Fishing excursion' Shows Japanese fishermen at work. Title: 'Duck netting at the Imperial Preserves. Fantasy into the past. Netters in action' Title: The Lagoon acres of ducks. Title: The ten yean portrait. Title '67 Australian Infantry Battalion' Australian band march past outside the Imperial Palace. Title: 'Some shooting' Shows O'Brien son at archery. Title Nan leaves Kobe. Title: 'The O'Briens in Kyoto' Title: Sliding into trouble. Title: 'Investiture' Still photograph of Brig O'Brien presenting an award.
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