South Korea and Japan in the 1950's - 8mm Home Videos

8mm film home video from 1950's showing scenes from Korea and Japan. The Korean children are orphans that were befriended by the US Military ( Army ). The Korean children's dances were in appreciation of the work the U.S. Army did in repairing and upgrading the orphanage. Digitized from the video collection of a Cecil County Korean Conflict veteran. (There are several scenes from Japan as well.)

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[jared10011]

From 1:15 to about 2:01 the location is Japan, not Korea...

[cecilcounty]

that could be true... the soldier may have traveled there on "R & R" ... I will have to check with him

[helixator]

Great footage. I spent time both Korea and Japan. This film has bits of both countries. 7:00 to 8:42 is Japan. See women in kimono, tabi and geta 7:48, red/white bunting. 7:30, Shinto Tori 7:12, and katakana signs advertising milk & coffee 7:39. Shotengai 7:18. Etc Fascinating to see the old motor trikes. Great stuff. Well done Cecil.

[MsMieru]

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[Nurde]

ahhhh, the good ol days. Wait, I wasn't even born then.

[iMisogynist]

@samaz2u  1:18 sounds like arirang.

[samaz2u]

They are playing some type of korean song in the back ground; at least until 3:21. I actually think that is all Korean music. Some of the Korean music after 3:21 sounds kind of like Irish music to me.

[samaz2u]

They are playing some type of korean song in the back ground; at least until 3:21. I actually think that is all Korean music.

[toe39]

To me, this footage really highlights the contrast between the two nations by switching back and forth, compared to the contrast now 60 years later.

Third world countries should never lose hope. Who knows, some of them may surpass Korea in less than 60 years, without the devastation of war and constant security threats.

[frce68]

although 50' , Japanese seem to be much richer than Korean. But, Japanese must understand the situation that Korea was not always poorer than Japan. In Silla or Baeje or Koryo period or Joseon early period, Korea was not poor. Confucianism is one of causes about why Joseon people was poor. Other cause was Korea-Japan war in 1592 that caused a sharp decline of Korean population & agricultural land.

[azumahayato2011]

Not Japan, most this scenes are only Korea scenes.

[sourcemaster]

@kotaroux4 Did not learn that through Korean text books at all.

[icylakepaxphile]

@schijnsel そうでしょう？ですから平和を大切に考えてください。