| Description |
1 videodisc (DVD) (104 min.) : sound, color with some black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in |
| Contents |
Pt. 1. Tokyo, the day the war ended -- Pt. 2. Japan in ruins |
| Summary |
[pt. 1]. Tokyo - the day the war ended: The day after the Second World War ended, nine million Japanese are homeless and three million have been killed in the war, including 1.3 million civilians who died in the massive American bombing campaign of which the atomic bombing was apart of. Through a series of flashbacks, the documentary recalls the war years beginning with the Japanese invasion of China in 1931, but focuses primarily on the surrender ceremony in the Bay of Tokyo on board the USS Missouri on September 2, 1945. The American command invited 170 journalists and 25 American cinema cameras (not including the Soviet, British and French cameras) which shot more than seven hours of images. They filmed the details of this ceremony which orchestrated the presence of all the powers that took part in the conflict and who came to witness and sign the Japanese declaration of surrender. There were representatives from China, the USSR, the Netherlands, the UK, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, France and representatives from various US military forces |
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[pt. 2]. Japan in ruins: It is only recently that the Japanese themselves have begun to show a desire to know and understand this pre-war to post-war period. Looks at the immediate aftermath of the war and the rebuilding period. Now the Japanese began to ask themselves many questions concerning issues like foreign occupation, individual and collective silences surrounding the 15 years of conflict. There was a slow and progressive repatriation of 6.5 million civilians and military dispersed over the former occupied territories, amidst devastation of most cities. By following the story of several families that, through the efforts of the Japanese radio program 'Missing Persons,' were reunited, this episode explores the state of Japanese society after 15 years of war and describes its rebuilding on an individual as well as a collective scale |
| Notes |
Aspect ratio: 16:9 |
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"SBS1034" -- from container ; "SBS1086-9" -- from disc label |
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Description of publication based on the Madman web site as well as container |
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"Point Du Jour, ARTE France present" -- on title frame |
| Credits |
Director, Serge Viallet ; English adaptation, Dana Burns Westberg |
| Audience |
Rated: E |
| Notes |
DVD. Produced for region 4 |
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Soundtrack in English and Japanese with English subtitles on Japanese personal narratives |
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Available to Deakin University staff and students only |
| Subject |
World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, Japanese.
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Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945 -- Personal narratives, Japanese.
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| SUBJECT |
Japan -- History -- 1926-1945. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85069503
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Japan -- History -- Allied occupation, 1945-1952.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85069508
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| Genre/Form |
Video recordings.
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Personal narratives.
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| Author |
Viallet, Serge.
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Special Broadcasting Service (Australia)
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ARTE France.
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Point du Jour (Firm)
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