History 历史

An old prewar silent German documentary shows rice cultivation at the foot of the Fujiyama, Jpan’s holyb mountain. See my other 1150 clips by searching YouTube with ‘michael rogge’ Website ‘Man and the Unknown’ http://wichm.home.xs4all.nl/ source

Life almost 90 years ago in Japan as filmed by a German film crew. We see the life of an elite family, cherry blossom time, Gion matsuri in KySee my other 1150 clips by searching YouTube with ‘michael rogge’ Website ‘Man and the Unknown’ http://wichm.home.xs4all.nl/oto, Kabuki, Marunouchi, Ginza and Shimbashi source

Flight via Rome with its fountains and monuments to India (Delhi, Taj Mahal) The party flew next from India to Thailand. See my next clip. See my other 1150 clips by searching YouTube with ‘michael rogge’ Website ‘Man and the Unknown’ http://wichm.home.xs4all.nl/ source

A visit to Thailand by a couple coming from Europe and arrived from India. Now they marvel at the temples and sights of Thailand. In a next clip they will explore the rivers. See my other 1150 clips by searching YouTube with ‘michael rogge’ Website ‘Man and the Unknown’ http://wichm.home.xs4all.nl/ source

Bangkok’s Chao Phraya river brings us along its shores of Thai waterways strewn with temples and hard-working Thais. source

From a silent 8mm amateur film See my other 1150 clips by searching YouTube with ‘michael rogge’ Website ‘Man and the Unknown’ http://wichm.home.xs4all.nl/ source

After the war the city was in turmoil as will be explained in this film. I arrived two years after this film was taken in Hong Kong. By that time communist troops marched into Shanghai. See my other 1150 clips by searching YouTube with ‘michael rogge’ Website ‘Man and the Unknown’ http://wichm.home.xs4all.nl/ source

A journey along the most beautiful japanese gardens and a glimpse of a tea ceremony See my other 1150 clips by searching YouTube with ‘michael rogge’ Website ‘Man and the Unknown’ http://wichm.home.xs4all.nl/ source

Part 1 of famous photographer Ed van der Elsken on Dutch shipping taken during his round the world tour in 1960/1. Ed and his wife Gerda stayed with me in Tokyo during their trip. The film features life on board of the freighters (I traveled myself on them!) The film was meant for Dutch audiences […]

Second part of the film the famous Dutch photographer made for The Koninklijke Nederlandse Reders Vereniging (KNRV; association of shipowners) Ed van der Elsken was charged with mapping Dutch shipping companies all over the world. In return, he and his wife Gerda van der Veen could sail free of charge on all KNRV ships. They […]