Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Hirohito Confesses War Loss
Series
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- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 1 / 4
- Section Title
- Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Hirohito Confesses War Loss. DESCRIPTION: The Emperor of Japan visits the shrine of his father to report to his ancestors on the loss of the war. SHOTLIST: KS Mount Fujiyama. Shots of the shrine (Hirohito’s father). SCU & CU priests in attendance, some bowing. Hirohito arrives in car, alights, mounts the steps leading to shrine, with his personal escort. Walking down the steps again, into camera. SCU & CU Hirohito.
- Keywords
- Royalty; Religion and belief
- Locations
- Tokyo
- Footage sources
- Gaumont US
- Card file number
- 46296
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Leslie Mitchell
- Length of story (in feet)
- 36
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How to cite this record
'Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Hirohito Confesses War Loss', British Movietone News Issue No. 863, 17 Dec 1945. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/13654 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)