Tragedy of Japan

Overview

Using mostly footage from Nippon News newsreels, this film explains the history of Japanese aggression, from the Manchurian Incident to the Pacific War. The governing classes of Japanese capitalism planned and carried out the war project to acquire foreign markets. and while most people were forced into poverty, the capitalists became rich. The special political police detained Communists and those who opposed the war. With the rise of fascism, Japan’s tragedy begins.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 2, 1946

Original language

Japanese

Spoken languages

Japanese

Countries

Japan

Production

Nihon Eigasha

Director

Fumio Kamei

Producer

Akira Iwasaki

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt1339471