Hirohito Visits Hiroshima (1947)

Unissued / Unused material. Emperor Hirohito of Japan visits the Hiroshima, city hit by the atom bomb. Elevated shots of a cavalcade of cars along a street in Hiroshima. Crowds run to the roadside and also along the roofs of buildings. Various shots police struggling to keep enthusiastic crowds in check. Various side views of Hirohito standing with others on a scaffold on an old army drill field near the spot where the atom bomb dropped. C/U’s profile of him standing on top of the City Hall as he surveys the city. L/S panoramic view of the city. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Pa