USCAR-Produced Films and Okinawa under Occupation

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25760011
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Area studies
• Research Institution: Okinawa National College of Technology
• Principal Investigator: Nakayama Risa 沖縄工業高等専門学校, 総合科学科, 准教授 (80455188)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: USCAR / 琉球列島米国民政府 / 占領 / 広報外交 / フィルム / テレビ

Outline of Final Research Achievements

During the 27 year U.S. rule of Okinawa from 1945 to 1972, the U.S. military government used audiovisual media as part of its educational and public relations activities. The United States’ aim was to govern Okinawa smoothly by garnering the local residents’ understanding for their occupation policies through these activities. By viewing and analyzing the USCAR-produced films preserved in the National Archives and Records Administration in the US and Okinawa Prefectural Archives and doing research on the audio-visual section of the Public Affairs Department of USCAR, I attempted to elucidate the actuality of these films and the roles of public diplomacy through visual media in pursuing occupation policies.

Free Research Field

アメリカ映画研究