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Appointment in Tokyo (1945)

Appointment in Tokyo (1945)

History War Documentary
Release Date: 1945, December 7
Directors: Jack Hively
Countries: United States of America
Production: U.S. Army Signal Corps
Cast: Douglas MacArthur, James Craig, Chester W. Nimitz, George C. Kenney

Overview:

Produced by the Army Pictorial Service, Signal Corps, with the cooperation of the Army Air Forces and the United States Navy, and released by Warner Bros. for the War Activities Committee shortly after the surrender of Japan. Follow General Douglas MacArthur and his men from their exile from the Philippines in early 1942, through the signing of the instrument of surrender on the USS Missouri on September 1, 1945. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2013.

Keywords:

world war ii tokyo, japan philippines naval battle naval battleship pacific war pacific theater news footage japanese surrender archive footage macarthur