Title:JAPANESE CAPTURE OF SINGAPORE [Allocated Title]
Film Number:JYY 60
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Summary:Newsreel on Japanese advance through Malaya, attack on Singapore, British surrender and Japanese victory parade.
Description:Heavily laden medium tank Type 97, CHI-HA with palm leaf camouflage advances along road flanked by rubber plantations; abandoned British Bren carriers lie in the ditch. Advance continues as tanks, cyclist troops and trucks move on over blown bridge and past Malays in white lining route. Trucks enter Kuala Lumpur, where black smoke rises in the distance. Troops overcome difficult jungle terrain; horse assists cyclist soldier up incline. Other soldiers cross river and advance on bicycles before deploying as if for attack near villa. View from Johore shore across to Singapore Island. British troops, carrying a white flag and Union Jack, meet Japanese for surrender at the Ford Motor Company (sign clearly seen). Japanese General Yamashita and British General Percival seated in room to discuss surrender. Japanese troops banzai. Ruined defences. Graves. Shot of statue of Sir Stamford Raffles. Japanese tanks move through Singapore.
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Colour:B&W
Digitised:Yes
Object_Number:JYY 60
Sound:Sound
Access Conditions:IWM
Film: IWM (JYY 60)
Featured Period:1939-1945
Production Date:1942-1942
Production Country:Japan
Production Details:Nippon Eigasha (?) (Production company)
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Physical Characteristics:Colour format: B&W
Sound format: Sound
Soundtrack language: Japanese
Title language: Japanese
Technical Details:35mm
Number of items/reels/tapes: 1
Footage: 824 ft; Running time: 9 mins
