"My Japan"

[Caustic Saint]

Inspired by the Enloa Gay discussion, I present this charming bit of propoganda.



My Japan, courtesy of The Prelinger Archives, a treasure trove of old media. This film was originally made by the U.S. Treasury Department, War Finance Division, so expect a bit of bias.

Offered as a historical document, and not a reflection of any personal beliefs I hold.

[Kanchou]

Hahaha, I love the narrator. It would be comedic gold, if it wasn't so horrible true (Not the stuff in the film, the fact that they expected people to beleive it).

[Kanchou]

Hm... The blood on the bayonet comment is classic.

Almost as interesing as those WWII Loony Toons. I still wish I could see the one when Bugs Bunny single-handedly repells an invasion of 1940's stereotypical Japanese ("Japs, thousands of them!").

Is there any Japanse propaganda about America like this, preferably subbed?

[Kanchou]

Hehe, you're welcome. I actually went over the video a few times so I could get the right number of letters in the "YEAH," even down to the exclamation points.

I was going to add the "Ippai Kirei Jousei" part too (or at least use it as another signature), but I wasn't sure what form of "agemasu" you used (Sounded like there was something before agemasu, but I couldn't tell, my Japanese is still in the "jouzu" level )... Although I might have just misheard you.

I'm still waiting for the video "Children of Japan" to finish downloading, so I can have a nice contrast to the "My Japan." A copy of "Our Enemy: The Japanese" would also be interesting... I also watched the "Japanese Relocation" video, which was interesting, and ALMOST convincing, but still so horribly propaganda-filled.

You should produce a black-and-white 50's-style mocumentary about the origins of Roppongi.

[Caustic Saint]

Here's another old film on Japan from the archives:



Children of Japan isn't a propoganda film like "My Japan," even though was made in the same era. This one was made in 1941, prior to Pearl Harbor.

[Caustic Saint]