[National Film Archive of Japan] Announcement of New Release of 25 Works on the Website "Films Record History - National Film Archive of Japan Historical Footage Portal -"

Thank you for your continued support. The National Film Archive of Japan is pleased to announce that on Friday, March 27, 2026, at 4:00 PM, we will be releasing 25 new works on our website "Films Record History - National Film Archive of Japan Historical Footage Portal -", which distributes film works such as cultural and documentary films in our collection, and will also be renewing the site.

Launched on March 31, 2023, as the fourth website to distribute our collection, we have so far released 314 Japanese cultural and documentary films. With the addition of new works and the site renewal, you will be able to experience the image of cultural and documentary films as a mirror of the times more vividly.

This year marks the 100th anniversary since the beginning of the Showa era (1926). Please also utilize these films as valuable historical materials through video. "Showa 100 Years Portal Site" (https://www.cas.go.jp/jp/seisaku/showa100nen/portal/)

Of the approximately 90,000 films in our collection, nearly 50,000 are Japanese live-action cultural films, documentary films, and news films, which are not feature films. This site will make these historical footage available for full viewing, which have previously had limited opportunities for screening, broadcast, or distribution in packaged formats.

Through the website, we aim to widely share the various aspects of Japanese society that have undergone repeated upheavals in modern and contemporary times, and the records of the people who lived in them.

For this release, we have added 25 silent cultural and documentary films shot and produced between 1923 and 1943. Enjoy historical footage that conveys the diverse aspects of the pre-war period, including travel films introducing domestic and foreign scenery, industries, and lifestyles, records of national sports events and various commemorative ceremonies, as well as educational and propaganda films on themes such as air defense ideology and military power.

In addition, we have renewed the site, focusing on improving search functions, such as enabling associative search.

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