Manchuria (Manchukuo)

★★★★ · Puppet · Wilford B. Wolf · 2009-06-07

An odd little film from the late 1930s. It is hard to tell if this was intended for the more general home market, or as an educational film, given its silent nature. The film describes the resources of Manchuria (or as it was known during this time, the Japanese puppet state of Manchukuo). For the majority of the film, it seems to be praising the modernization the Japanese brought to the area, talking about the mining and rail activities; the modern science and shipping. There is no mention of how Japan brought in hundreds of people, mostly farmers, from Japan to help colonize the country, or…