Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Mikado Becomes Constitutional Monarch

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
912
Date Released
25 Nov 1946
Date submitted
21 Nov 1946
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 7
Section Title
Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Japanese New Constitution. DESCRIPTION: The Emperor of Japan has decreed constitutional liberty and democratic government in his country. SHOTLIST: KS Elevated shot of crowds surging round open carriage of the Mikado. Police fail to hold huge crowds back. Mikado dressed in western clothes. Mikado alights from carriage, is followed by Empress of Japan. Cut-ins - close-ups of elder statesmen. Shots of Hirohito walking towards building. Hirohito reads the Imperial Script to the public. GV House of Peers.
Locations
Tokyo
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
47795
Credits:
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
63
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Mikado Becomes Constitutional Monarch', British Movietone News Issue No. 912, 25 Nov 1946. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/14163 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)