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Love our channel? Help us save and post more orphaned films! Support us on Patreon: Even a really tiny contribution can make a difference. Become a channel member This is Part 2 of the 1945 film “Appointment in Tokyo“ is a report on the U.S. campaign in the Pacific. Part 1 can be seen here: This documentary shows the Pacific Theater of WW2. It follows General Douglas MacArthur as he leads US forces to recapture Corregidor and the Philippines, and to the signing of the Instrument of Surrender on the USS Missouri in 1945. The film was produced by the Army Pictorial Service, Signal Corps and later released by Warner Brothers shortly after Japan’s surrender. The film begins with the Invasion of Lingayen Gulf on January 9th as four divisions land abreast (:31). Philippine citizens cheer in the streets as the Japanese forces pulled back just two days prior (:36). Guerilla fighters march on screen (:57). US soldiers shake hands with civilians as they enter (1:37). The left flank on the thrust to Manila entrenched themselves in the mountains in the north. Radio communication is heard (2:21). An air strike moves in commanded from the ground (2:37). Soldiers sit in a huddle and discuss the concentration of troops on a nearby hill (3:06). US forces move up the hillside with artillery (4:32). A group is led by rope up the hills (4:49). The next target is looked to as the Cabanatuan; the setting for the Raid at Cabanatuan on January 30th (4:54). This was a rescue mission for Allied prisoners of war and civilians. Those who survived the Bataan Death March are seen (5:48). Forces craw through a dug out hole in the Rizal baseball stadium’s outer wall (7:23). A tanker sits in the center of the stadium smoking after firing rounds (7:40). Allied forces fire rounds into stadium seats where civilians had once sat at to enjoy the popular pastime (7:50). GI’s move through a city of broken buildings (8:21). Block to block combat follows (8:26). Wounded soldiers support each other across open space (8:43). Dog tags are cut from a downed Japanese soldier (8:48). Yamashita ordered the burning of Manila (9:09). Civilians flee the city (9:18). An aerial shot of Manila and the harbor follow (10:02). A woman unfolds a Japanese Field Order from February 13 stating all Philippine citizens found on the battlefield were to be executed (10:13). The Pasig River (10:38) follows. Allied snipers (10:42) fire towards enemy sniper positions. Smoking buildings and street to street combat follow (12:04). The Japanese had locked themselves behind the walled city of the Intramuros (12:07). Guns blaze towards the walls (12:29). Flamethrowers were used to smoke enemy forces out from hidden positions (12:40). Gunfire ceases (13:14) and behind the wall in a long trench lay the dead (13:30). A GI delivers medicine to a wounded child (13:53). Refugees move from hidden places in the city (14:29) to long boats in the waters (14:39). In February of 1945 (15:39) General Douglas MacArthur sets towards Corregidor (15:44). Scenes from the beginning of the war as US held territories were captured by the Japanese (15:53) are viewed. Paratroopers ready themselves for the Jump Call (16:17). Chutes open (16:37) and paratroopers touch down (16:58). Douglas C-47 Skytrains (17:27) follow. Waterborne forces travel from Bataan (17:37). Twelve days later, Corregidor was again a US territory (17:55). MacArthur touches ground here again (18:03). Marines are pictured raising the flag on Iwo Jima (18:47). Okinawa was captured (18:53). Air strikes were ordered over Japan (19:08). Radioactive smoke clouds billow up as the atomic bombs were unleashed on Nagasaki and Hiroshima (19:18). Amtraks move for the final beachhead (20:00) on Japan’s coastline. On January 30th, 1945 at Atsugi, MacArthur and other military officials step from their plane to accept the surrender of Japan (20:22). General Eichburg and MacArthur meet (20:35). The Battleship Missouri is seen on September 1st of 1945 (20:50). The ships deck is crammed (21:01). Japanese officials, including Mamoru Shigemitsu and General Umezu (21:32), arrive as MacArthur addresses the meeting. MacArthur and General Percival sign (23:14). V-J Day celebrations erupt in New York (24:20) and soldiers return home (24:36) This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD, 2k and 4k. For more information visit
