Summary: Official US Film about the relocation of Japanese citizens to inland camps.
Description: The film begins by showing the relocation centres in the American mid-West, guarded by MPs. Unlike the characteristic official US film the commentary is unusually frank and 'realistic' in portraying the harsh conditions in the centres and the sacrifices made by the Japanese-Americans. The film chronicles the self-sufficient community life of the relocation centres, their education, agricultural activity, recreation, health, administration and judiciary, etc. The commentary admits that "in the really important things relocation centres are not normal and probably never can be". The main aim was permanently to relocate the Japanese population in respectable, sober, inland occupations and the film ends with a set of case studies of successfully relocated Japanese-Americans.
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Colour:Colour
Digitised:
Object_Number:USA 5
Sound:Sound
Access Conditions:IWM
Featured Period:1939-1945
Production Date:1944
Production Country: United States of America
Production Details: War Relocation Authority (Production sponsor)
War Relocation Authority (Production company)
Office of War Information (with the cooperation of) (Production company)
Office of Strategic Services (with the cooperation of) (Production company)
Mace, Charles (Production individual)
Parker, Tom (Production individual)
Baker, John (Production cast)
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Keywords: society, United States, precautionary: internment of Japanese-American, WW2 (object name)
prisoners of war, Japanese - custody: internment of Japanese-American, WW2 (object name)
United States of America (geography)
propaganda (concept)
Physical Characteristics: Colour format: Colour
Sound format: Sound
Soundtrack language: English
Title language: English
Subtitle language: None
Technical Details: Format: 16mm
Number of items/reels/tapes: 1
Footage: 759 ft; Running time: 21 mins
