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| keywords: war, combat, world war two, world war 2, wwII, japan, japanese, fighting tactics, frank capra, john huston |
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| This film has been complied from authentic newsreel footage, the United Nations, captured enemy films, as well as Japanese motion pictures with historical backgrounds, and reenactments. Japanese military officer illustrate the power of the sword with blows to tightly wrapped bundles of straw. Brief images contrasting ancient Japanese traditions and Japan and its people in the 1930's. Images and description of typical Japanese soldiers, their equipment and dress, food, to be a soldier is the highest achievement in Japan, and death in battle is a high honor leading to becoming a “Spirit God” . Scenes of the God Emperor Hirohito, formally known as Showa Tenno, the Japanese people's visible God and their absolute political ruler. Scenes of the Japanese people celebrating 1940 as the holy year of the founding of Japan by their first God Emperor Jimmu. Scenes that try to explain the Japanese religion, Shintoism (the way of the Gods) is the heart, brain, and soul of Japan and dictates all Japanese actions for the living and the dead, ghosts or spirits of all Japanese that have died in the past. These spirits stand watch over all Japanese people and are honored with choice food, burning of incense, lighted cigarettes. Scenes of the Yasukuni Shrine, a Shinto Shrine dedicated to soldiers killed in battle on behalf of the Emperor of Japan. The Japanese soldier killed in battle becomes a “spirit warrior god”, to surrender brings shame on entire family. A Divine Command given to the Japanese people by God Emperor Jimmu 2600 years ago states “Let Us Extend The Capitol And Cover The Eight Corners Of the World Under One Roof”. The Japanese name for this doctrine is “Hakko Ichiu” and it became the national ambition of Japan. Scenes of Japan as history is explained. Street scenes in a Japanese city and brief panning views of Tokyo in early 1940's. Animated map shows the ancient tribes that conquered the Island of Japan. The fusion or mixture of all of these tribes became the modern Japanese people. Scenes of the pre-modern or feudal Japan ruled by Barons or Daimyo and their armies of Samurai Warriors. Shows lifestyle of Samurai Warrior, explains Bushido, the Samurai code of conduct, and hara-kiri or ritual suicide. Scenes of fighting between the Japanese Daimyos and their paid armies of Samurai Warriors in feudal Japan for the right to become the Shogun or leader of all of the Daimyos. Scenes of Japanese invasion of Korea in 1592 under the leadership of Toyotomi Hideyoshi. In the 1500s the Japanese warlords eager for more firearms welcomed trade with the Portuguese. Along with trade the Portuguese brought Christian missionaries. Soon there were hundred of churches and thousands of Christians that taught peace and equality to the Japanese people. This threatened the warlords so Christianity was banned, churches destroyed, Christians killed and Japan was sealed off from the western world and isolated for 200 years. Images depicting Commodore Perry's expedition to Japan in 1853. Shows change of Japan from the Samurai Warrior to the peasant soldier and modernization came to Japan. Telegraph, railroads, European calendar, photography, European dress, introduced to Japan. However, farmers continued working as they did in the 17th century. Black Dragon Society of Japan. Image of Mitsuru Toyama. 1894 Japan occupied Formosa. 1904 Russo-Japanese war, Japanese attacked Russian fleet at Port Arthur. 1910 Japanese occupied Korea. 1914 Japanese declared war on Germany. In 1927 Baron Tanaka gave the Emperor of Japan the Tanaka Memorial, a plan to conquer the world. The first step at home was to ban all western influence such as western music, dancing, movies, card games, books and magazines. Scenes of baseball in Japan. Scenes of the Japanese sports of sumo wrestling, Kendo, Judo. Japanese agents or spies sent to all countries. Explained how Japan waged economic war against the world using the wealth to produce weapons of war. Scenes of how Japanese developed boys into fanatic soldiers ready to die for the Emperor. 1931 Japanese attacked Manchuria, bombed Shanghai, Launched war in China, and bombed pearl Harbor. Footage from captured Japanese Newsreel. Images of Lt. General Wainwright and Japanese General Homma. Scenes of the Bataan Death March. Scenes of starved American soldiers liberated after fall of Manila in 1945. Panning view of the destruction of Manila by the Japanese. Bodies of dead Filipino civilians, many with hands bounded, killed by the Japanese in Manila. Scenes of U.S. soldiers landing on beachheads, bitter fighting on Pacific islands. Scenes of General MacArthur wading ashore in the Philippines. Shows retaking of Corregidor. U.S. paratroopers jumping from planes and landing on Corregidor. Scenes of bitter fighting on Iwo Jima. Raising American flag on Iwo Jima and Okinawa. Underwater shot of torpedo leaving submarine tube, cut to exploding ship. B-29 Superfortress taking off, bombing of Japan. Kamikaze attacks on U.S. war ships. Japanese planes shot down. Image of Secretary of War Stimson. Shot List: 01:06:25:05. Several scenes of flag of Japan. 01:06:35:08. Scenes of Japanese Emperor Hirohito on white horse. 01:07:38:03. Emperor Hirohito in carriage. 01:07:46:04. Scene of the Up train to Tokyo. 01:07:53:06. Emperor Hirohito in automobile, exits automobile. 01:09:05:04. Japanese people celebrates holy year of 1940 2600 years after its founding by their first God Emperor Jimmu. 01:11:44:11. Explanation of Shintoism, the way of the Gods, the religion of Japan. 01:12:40:04. Scenes of the Yasukuni Shrine, a Shinto Shrine dedicated to soldiers killed in battle on behalf of the Emperor. 01:21:16:10. Japanese Baron or Daimyo with private army of Samurai Warriors, lifestyle of the Samurai Warrior. 01:22:33:11. Scenes of hara-kiri or ritual suicide. 01:23:01:09. Scenes of the fighting between the Daimyos and their armies of Samurai Warriors in feudal Japan. 01:24:31:02. Portuguese traders brought Christian missionaries to Japan. 01:25:20:04. Japanese warlords burned the churches and killed the Christians. 01:27:01:04. Images depicting Commodore Perry's expedition to Japan in 1853. 01:30:09:08. Footage of the Japanese Ministers and Diet of Japan. 01:32:46:10. Brief image of Japanese diesel train in the 1930s. 01:32:49:06. Japanese farming methods in the 1930s. 01:36:43:10. Black Dragon Society of Japan, image of Mitsuru Toyama. 01:44:24:06. In 1931 American All Star baseball team lead by Lou Gehrig, Al Simmons, Lefty Grove played in Tokyo, Image of Babe Ruth at a later date. 01:45:16:00. Shows sport of judo. 01:45:41:05. Shows sport of Kendo. 01:46:00:07. Shows sport of Sumo Wrestling. 01:51:26:08. Japanese training young boys as soldiers. 01:54:57:05. Scenes of the Bataan Death March. 01:56:08:01. Scenes of starved American POWs liberated after fall of Manila in 1945. 02:00:31:07. Underwater shot of torpedo leaving submarine tube, cut to exploding ship. |
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