POST WWII OCCUPIED JAPAN HOME MOVIE VISIT TO RURAL COUNTRYSIDE BY GEN. ROBERT EICHELBERGER 24164

Love our channel? Help us save and post more orphaned films! Support us on Patreon: Even a really tiny contribution can make a difference. Shot by an unknown American who was part of the U.S. occupation forces in post-war Japan, this home movie shows a visit to the countryside and with the Sakiyama Family. It also shows part of a wedding ceremony, a fruit and vegetable farm, the process of replanting and harvesting rice, and the preparation to what’s presumably Farmer’s New Year (April 1st). It is believed this film was shot because of, and contains images of, Lt. Gen. Robert L. Eichelberger at the end. Eichelberger was a highly decorated officer who commanded the Eighth United States Army in the Southwest Pacific Area during World War II. He retired at the end of 1948, so this film predates 1949 and probably dates to 1946-47. 0:09 Plum trees in bloom at a farm garden farm 0:21 Cherry trees in bloom, whether normal cherry or decorative ones  ; rows of tea bushes in