Japanese China War (1938)

Unused / unissued material - no paperwork - dates unclear or unknown China. Japanese title. Japanese officials meet with European politician - possibly Spanish. Spanish flag flies from flagpole. Views of a ceremony at a temple (probably Shinto). Japanese troops march in town (possibly Shanghai). Some people are waving Japanese flags in greeting to the troops. Japanese intertitle. Large artillery fire shells. LS of troops in combat. Shots of tanks going into action. Troops tow boats across river. More troops moving forwards. General combat shots. Good explosions. Troops celebrate as the capture a section of town wall. Japanese intertitle. Troops shout banzai from captured artillery piece. Views of agricultural landscape. N.B. Presumably from Sino-Japanese (Sino Japanese) war. FILM ID:562.01 FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT http://www.britishpathe.com/