Japan-1952: U.S. Soldiers Fire Artillery Cannon in Jungle

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Year1952
Decade1950s
LocationJapan
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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U.S. Soldiers Fire Artillery Cannon in Jungle — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1952, this archival footage captures U.S. soldiers operating a field artillery piece in a jungle setting. Soldiers in olive drab uniforms and steel helmets work together around the cannon, loading and firing it amidst dense green foliage. The sequence shows the weapon discharging with visible muzzle flash and smoke, highlighting the intensity of military operations during the post-war occupation of Japan. The footage exhibits natural film grain, slight color fading, and the characteristic framing of a home movie, offering a rare glimpse into Cold War-era military life.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: editorial use only Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 125227390

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Editorial only Direct license: editorial use only. Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.

Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip. Review the flags below for your editorial context.

People visible: Yes
Minors visible: No
Logos / trademarks: No
Audible music: No

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1952 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no reel-level note is linked.
Location: Japan Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no reel-level note is linked.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

Confidence labels are defined on Archive Integrity. Fields without a recorded value are shown as not recorded rather than assumed.

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1950s Japan-based military archive requests needing U.S. soldiers operating artillery in color 8mm home-movie footage.
Period detail: The steel helmets, olive drab uniforms, and field artillery piece may show early Cold War U.S. military activity in Japan, consistent with the 1952 metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The camera observes from close range as soldiers work around the gun, giving the scene an informal filmed-by-a-bystander quality rather than a staged military view.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include helmeted soldiers, an artillery cannon, ammunition handling, dense green foliage, smoke, tree trunks, and handheld 8mm framing.
Film character: The clip has soft 8mm color, visible grain, mild fading, uneven exposure, and slight handheld instability that read as physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, action cutaway, or transition beat for postwar military presence, training, or artillery operation sequences.
Historical context: The footage visually places uniformed U.S. soldiers with a field gun in a wooded or jungle-like setting, but the frames alone do not identify the unit or operation.
Research note: People are visible and military activity is shown, so likeness, context, and source copyright review remain separate from any property or logo concerns.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1952 Japan 8mm military footage, U.S. soldiers artillery home movie, postwar Japan field gun, and 1950s color army footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with neighboring shots from the same reel, then other 1952 Japan military footage, then broader 1950s U.S. Army artillery or occupation-era material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1952 Japan footage shows U.S. soldiers in helmets working beside a field artillery cannon in a wooded green setting. — Soldiers gather around an artillery piece before or during operation.

U.S. soldiers in 1952 Japan appear to adjust or load an artillery cannon surrounded by trees and tall grass. — A soldier leans toward the gun while others stand nearby.

In this 1952 Japan frame, soldiers operate a field gun with pale smoke or blast haze visible behind the artillery piece. — The artillery crew works around the cannon as smoke fills the background.

The cannon is seen from the front after firing, with smoke in the background and soldiers partly visible at the edges. — Smoke hangs behind the artillery piece after discharge.

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