Fall of Singapore

This new stand alone release based on the legendary War in the Pacific from 2 by 3 Games adds significant improvements and changes to enhance game play, improve realism, and increase historical accuracy. With dozens of new features, new art, and engine improvements, War in the Pacific: Admiral's Edition brings you the most realistic and immersive WWII Pacific Theater wargame ever!

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Amazing color movie from the japanese side. I don't know if it has been recently relased on youtube or if it's old stuff

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pl ... 1u-GdEyfvQ
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ORIGINAL: Micke II


Amazing color movie from the japanese side. I don't know if it has been recently relased on youtube or if it's old stuff

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pl ... 1u-GdEyfvQ
at 1.51 note the bicycle soldier loading onto his landing craft. must be the 5th division.




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Note the infantry using wire cutters while under artillery fire.

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Looks like your run of the mill stock newsreel stuff. For the theaters back home. The action shots were probably staged shots and the film most likely black and white that has been colorized. Very interesting stuff. I have never seen before.

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Banzai !!!!
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They are plenty more videos recently released from the Romano private collection on this link

http://www.youtube.com/user/UnknownWW2InColor

I discovered this "gold mine" yesterday through the movie New York 1939  where you can see everything has changed but not so much.


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I have seen several of these shots before in Black and White. These have been colorized.

That being said, a) nice footage, and b) that's a pretty good colorization job!

I don't know that I have seen any film footage from wartime Japan shot in color; I've only seen pre-war that was shot likley by US or foreign filmmakers.
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There's a DVD called "Japan's War in Colour" that I picked up quite a few years ago. It's actual colour film and not colourized. I found it pretty interesting with it showing lots of footage of the Home Islands and civilian life. I also recall it being rather bleak as colour gives the aftermath of battle an ugliness that B&W hides. It's narrated by Brian Cox (SP?) and think he does a great job. I recommend it.
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