Impressions Of Japan (1955 Original Black & White Film)

*Impressions of Japan (1955)* offers a fascinating glimpse into Nobel Prize-winning author William Faulkner's visit to Japan as part of a USIS-sponsored American literature seminar. The film captures Faulkner's reflections on Japanese culture, literature, and society, based on an essay he wrote before departing from Japan.

This rare footage provides insight into Faulkner’s profound observations and the cultural exchange between American and Japanese literary communities during the mid-20th century.

Source: National Archives. *Impressions of Japan, 1955*. [Video] Retrieved from the National Archives Catalog, https://catalog.archives.gov/id/51673