Japan - Uproar in Parliament

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1306
Date Released
14 Jun 1954
Date Other
Jun 1954
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 4
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Jap Parliament - Uproar. DESCRIPTION: The Japanese Parliament was reduced to pandemonium while it was discussing a Bill to revise Police Procedure. The controversy became a riot which resulted in Prime Minister Yoshida postponing his world tour. SHOTLIST: Cut story - Various shots of inside the Japanese Houses of Parliament. Various shots of members fighting. Police trying to stop the fight. Men being pushed over tables etc.
Keywords
Politics and government; Buildings and structures; Curiosities; Riots
Locations
Tokyo
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
61186
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
60
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Japan - Uproar in Parliament', British Movietone News Issue No. 1306, 14 Jun 1954. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/19280 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)