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War of Greater East Asia! (1942)

1942 · Short film · 8 min

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This 1942 Japanese propaganda film, with English narration, highlights the progress made by Japanese troops in conquering East Asia and combatting American and British hegemony in the region. It shows the military alliance with Thailand as well as the fall of Manila, Hong Kong, and Singapore. It also shows prominent figures of the time including Japanese Prime Minister Hideki Tojo, Thai Prime Minister Plaek Phibunsonkhram, and German Ambassador to Japan Eugen Ott. 0:06 different industrial projects and machinery montage, 0:23 people playing rugby and doing athletics, 0:40 a concert in Tokyo which was attended by many foreigners, 1:32 sun rising over the ocean, 1:45 “War of Greater East Asia! Crush, U.S. and Britain!”, 1:53 Mitsubishi Zeros taking off from an aircraft carrier on their way to attack Pearl Harbor 2:17 Premiere Hideki Tojo giving a speech, announcing Nippon's declaration of war against Britain and America, to create an Asian Co-Prosperity Sphere 2:49 crowds in Tokyo watching a speech, 3:00 Plaek Phibunsongkhram at a Japanese reception, 3:10 different shots of the Thai Army and Air Force, 3:37 footage from Hong Kong after its takeover by the Japanese, 4:00 military parade in Tokyo to mark the new year, 5:21 a convoy of trucks and soldiers on bikes driving in Southeast Asia, 6:14 Japanese troops in Singapore after its takeover, 6:54 soldiers gathering and shouting, 7:22 a military parade in Japan, 8:10 crowds waving and celebrating Hideki Tojo and Eugen Ott during…

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Running time
8 minutes
Collection
Ephemeral Films

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