The Day Japan Lost Face (1945)

Japan after World War Two. Peace agreements between Japan and the victorious are made. They surrendered unconditionally. Full title reads: “THE DAY JAPAN LOST FACE“. Tokyo, Japan. Various shots of American battleship Missouri in Tokyo Bay. General Douglas MacArthur arriving by car to sign surrender of Japan. General MacArthur boarding the Missouri. Generals Percival, British Commander at Singapore, and General Wainwright boarding Missouri. General James Doolittle arriving on Missouri. Close shot of the Missouri’s six forward guns pointing towards sky. Admiral Nimitz, US Naval Chief, being piped aboard. Japanese Foreign Minister Mamoru Shigemitsu (one with a wooden leg and top hat) and his party boarding Missouri. General Umezu, Chief of the Japanese General Staff, boarding the Missouri. High angle shot of the surrender table on the Missouri. The Japanese envoys grouped together. General MacArthur approaches microphones. Close up shot of General MacArthur speaking into microphones (natural sound). He