{"product_id":"preorder-japan-under-occupation-a-color-film-photo-collection","title":"PREORDER Japan Under Occupation: A Color Film Photo Collection","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"61\" data-end=\"303\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA collection of rare color photographs documenting the landscapes, buildings, people, vehicles, clothing, food, and everyday life of Japan immediately after World War II—captured in vibrant color images that later generations have never seen.\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"305\" data-end=\"518\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFor decades, the postwar era has often been remembered only through black-and-white photographs, creating an image of a poor and devastated Japan. These color photographs reveal a completely different perspective.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"520\" data-end=\"921\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe images were personally taken by American servicemen stationed in Japan during the occupation and brought back to the United States on countless rolls of film. Japan captured on Kodachrome film (produced by Kodak) reveals another side of the country’s history, with vivid colors made possible by high-performance color film that was difficult for ordinary Japanese people to obtain at the time.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"923\" data-end=\"1204\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFilm researcher Taichi Kinugawa discovered and collected these valuable film materials from the U.S. secondhand market after they had left the hands of the original families. 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