Kyoto, General Views Part 3

Description

MLS A view of Kyoto as seen from the roof of the Daimaru Department Store. The camera angle is down shot to exclude horizon, showing the neatly and close packed wooden homes. Same as above, closer shot. Modern three-story concrete building, while around it are built small typical Japanese wooden homes. LS Same as above. Additional modern buildings, as well as typical wood structures. Closer shot to show details, such as modern buildings. Large chimney of both houses, roof tops and tree lined streets. Looking E along Shijo Street. Shows modern brick and concrete structures two to seven floors high. Same camera angle and position. Pan down to show details. Also CU of roof tops in a pan L to R over roof. MLS Modern five-story building (at R frame). Pan from R to L over tops of wooden homes. MCS Down angle. Street very narrow with tightly packed wooden homes on each side of street. MLS Shijo Street showing modern bank building as well as typical wood structures. Camera angle same. LS Looking SE large open fire break runs EW. Note: Mountain range in background typical of Nagasaki and Hiroshima. MLS Looking SE large open fire break runs E to W and center area. Note vaults (Kiura) which are all that remain after removal of homes for fire break. MLS Same as above, CS of vaults and mountains. MLS E at the N side of fire break. Note wood frame houses left of frame, which were left intact. Also mountains in background. LS Looking E the modern Marubutsu Department Store showing W and S face. To the R of frame pan of Plaza Kyoto Railroad Station. Note typical store. LS Looking E taking into view Main Street opposite the railroad station plaza. LS Plaza area and part of the Kyoto railroad station. LS Several views of station and plaza while in distant background, mountains. MLS Close shots of above, down angle to include part of the station and plaza and general activity to show pedestrian traffic. MS Kyoto Railroad Station 3/4 view. LS Modern five-story brick building opposite the railroad station. In the foreground, pedestrian traffic and people waiting for trolley cars. CU Showing the main entrance to Kyoto Railroad Station with people coming and going. Note: Large sign on station reads "Kyoto Railroad Station" while above it, a large clock gives the time 4:20 pm. MLS MLS People boarding trolley cars. MS Same as above. LS The Higashi Honyanji Buddhist Temple, which towers far above the typical Japanese homes, view is toward N-NE. LS Pan same as above. Stationary shots of small shrine on roof of building where camera is located, then a pan shot up and to R showing Temple and related areas. LS Firebreak opposite eight-story Marubutsu Department Store. Mountains in distance. MLS Same as above, closer shot, excluding the store. MLS Another view of the Higashi Honyanji Temple and related areas. LS Looking E then a pan shot showing an overall view of the SE section of Kyoto. Pan ends at the railroad station. Note: This shot includes in clear detail the mountains areas of Kyoto and could be used to show how Nagasaki and Hiroshima would have looked before bombing. The area represents Hiroshima quite well, especially the railroad station. LS Looking E to N from top of Daimaru Department Store showing the houses and buildings in E part of Kyoto, panning R to L. LS Looking N to NW panning showing N and NW part of Kyoto. LS Looking E along Shijo Street from top of Daimaru showing Shijo Street trolley cars and pedestrians. Pan L to R showing the contrast between Japanese-type homes and modern concrete buildings along Shinjo Street. MLS Street scenes showing the laborers working on trolley car tracks. In the background, two and three-story buildings. Light pedestrian and auto traffic. MS Same as above. Shows laborers working on tracks. MLS Street scene, houses in background, two Japanese women working on kimono which is stretched between two trees. The women are removing the stitches and placing pliable wood splints across the width, then they clean the kimono with a substance. MCU Same as above, CS of the women at work, different angle. MLS Street scene, two Japanese women walking down street are met by third who also walks from house doorway, they greet one another in typical Japanese fashion by bowing low and backing up. MS The two women. Older one introduces the younger one to the third woman. MS Third woman bows and accepts the introduction. MLS Same setting, the three women now enter the house. AS Aerial shot of Kyoto taken at approx. 2000 feet. Same as above.

Collection

Records of U.S. Air Force Commands, Activities, and Organizations

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Aviation Activities