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Know Your Enemy: Japan

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An introduction to the history and customs of the Japanese to the American fighting force.

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Audience Member Interesting, despite the obvious propaganda. An American propaganda film made during World War 2, during the height of the conflict with Japan. Shows Japan's history, culture, people, politics industry and military weapons and tactics, and how Japan came to be at war with the US. Interesting. No pretence of being a 'documentary' film this is clearly a propaganda film - the anti-Japanese sentiment is laid on quite thick at times. Can be quite slanderous at times, and viewed in modern times and without the benefit of context, could even be viewed as racist. Yet the context is important. The US had a war to win and the best way to keep your soldiers and civilians motivated is to paint the enemy as evil monsters of the highest order. Not that it's all fabricated - far from it, most of the atrocities the Japanese are accused of are true. It's not all anti-Japanese sentiment though. There are some interesting passages covering Japan's history and this is fairly neutral in its tone. Therein lies the skill of the director (the great Frank Capra, no less) - mixed in with genuine history is pure propaganda, and it's sometimes difficult to tell the two apart. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/20/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis An introduction to the history and customs of the Japanese to the American fighting force.
Director
Frank Capra, Joris Ivens
Producer
Frank Capra
Screenwriter
Frank Capra, Carl Foreman, John Huston, Edgar Peterson
Production Co
U.S. War Department
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 2, 2017
Runtime
1h 3m