Kenichi Watanabe’s debut is a documentary as it should be. An elaborate concession of events, stripped of any artistic additions, through actual footage of the events described, and analyses and opinions from experts on the subject, through a well-spoken narration.
In that fashion, the documentary begins in August 15, 1945, when Emperor Hirohito spoke through the radio to the Japanese people for the first time, signaling Japan’s surrender, and the end of the WWII. This announcement initiated a succession of events, which had the Us, under general McArthur, occupying the country, with the purpose of demilitarizing and democratizing it. The documentary follows very closely the events that led to the first Japanese Constitution, particularly the agony of both Japanese politicians and the general population for retaining the status of the Emperor, a request that was eventually granted, in the first article of the constitution.
However, the point...
In that fashion, the documentary begins in August 15, 1945, when Emperor Hirohito spoke through the radio to the Japanese people for the first time, signaling Japan’s surrender, and the end of the WWII. This announcement initiated a succession of events, which had the Us, under general McArthur, occupying the country, with the purpose of demilitarizing and democratizing it. The documentary follows very closely the events that led to the first Japanese Constitution, particularly the agony of both Japanese politicians and the general population for retaining the status of the Emperor, a request that was eventually granted, in the first article of the constitution.
However, the point...
- 11/5/2019
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
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