Tragedy of Japan

Tragedy of Japan (1946)

日本の悲劇

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.

Date of release
1946-01-02
Runtime
39m
Genres
Documentary
Director
Fumio Kamei

Interesting facts

Tragedy of Japan is a 1946 Japanese Documentary by director Fumio Kamei. It offers a leftist, critical analysis of Imperial Japan before, and during WW2.

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