Children of the Base

Children of the Base

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Status

Released

Release Date

Jan 1, 1953

Runtime

0h 29m

Genres

Documentary

Original Title

基地の子たち

Director

Fumio Kamei

Description

“Japanese Entry Prohibited”military bases have proliferated to more than 700, occupying an area equivalent to the island of Shikoku and completely encircling Japan’s children. The film depicts the situation at several bases through the eyes of children: Chitose in the north, a base in the mountain village of Tozawamura in Yamagata Prefecture, urban bases in Yokosuka and Tachikawa and Uchinada in Ishikawa Prefecture.