A brief review of The Emperor in August (2015) #history #japan #ww2
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@taraog47306 ай бұрын
You must watch “ Japan’s longest day “. Although the film is from 1967, it is a meticulous reconstruction of the events from August 14 to noon on August 15. The internal strife and anguish of the government and military, as well as the bureaucratic procedures that emerged, show us the difficulties of ending a war (even in defeat). I am convinced that it is a masterpiece among the many films I have seen.
@AkshayKumarX6 ай бұрын
Thanks for the recommendation, looks interesting.
@aw-bf9ko6 ай бұрын
The
@MM229666 ай бұрын
The difficulty in ending a war when the side in question is batshit crazy.
@delta5-1266 ай бұрын
The only problem is where to watch it for free.
@Warmaker016 ай бұрын
I only learned of the Kyujo Incident only a few years ago myself. It's a fascinating event that not many know of.
@bingobongo16156 ай бұрын
Because in the end it was stopped by one senior officer casually walking in and telling them to stop… Yes it’s fascinating but the idea some people have that it was "a close call“ or a "general uprising“ is ludicrous
@matthewct81676 ай бұрын
Even though I would never think positively of Japanese in WW2, I find their society and degree of devotion at the time to be fascinating.
@evancrum68116 ай бұрын
Its fascinating because there were some in Japan that wanted this to end but the way the government was set up it just kept going.
@mogaman286 ай бұрын
The dude playing Tojo is the splitting image of the real one!! Uncanny similar!!
@MM229666 ай бұрын
Yes. Him and the man playing the emperor. Ironically, 80 years ago in Japan, doing that would probably get you killed for disrespect.
@HistoryGaming10015 ай бұрын
Tojo is one of my aunt’s crushes
@bigblue69176 ай бұрын
Thanks, Johnny. I did see a very well made documentary about these events a couple of years ago which did give some insight into the main characters so I did get a good view of what happened but a film like this can give the viewer more depth.
@norwegianboyee6 ай бұрын
This is a great movie when watched in conjunction with "Emperor" made in 2012 which details everything important happening during the first days of the American Occupation of Japan.
@aaronjohn65866 ай бұрын
Thanks for this, your movie recommendations are really appreciated!
@CaptainSentry6 ай бұрын
I suggest the movie "In this corner of the world." I feel like it would be up your alley.
@JohnnyJohnsonHistory6 ай бұрын
Great movie. I reviewed it briefly in an a WW2 anime "Top 5" review I did somewhere. I should give it an updated review.
@CaptainSentry6 ай бұрын
@@JohnnyJohnsonHistory I agree! I enjoy your single form videos because you dive more into the contents of a movie.
@SGman30006 ай бұрын
Thanks for these recommendations! I ended up seeing 'Japans Longest Day' first and then this, and honestly I think Japans Longest Day was better. Toho did an amazing job, from the beautiful and dynamic cinematography and the over-the-top acting, its an impressive film for its time. Emperor in August definitely felt like it was trying to be more closer to history and the acting toned way down, but because of that I felt it lacked strong recognizable characters unlike JLD, but at least you also get more insight into Hirohito as he's more of a central character here.
@hansenkho38356 ай бұрын
Finally i saw the man behind the voice. Nice review Johnny
@neilcook46866 ай бұрын
He's a handsome fella 😊
@tkyap25246 ай бұрын
Fanatism ends negatively. Rational thinking will save the day.
@t.macrocosm18316 ай бұрын
Anami’s blood soaked tunic is displayed at Yushuukan in Yasukuni shrine complex.
@muhammadaliffbinmuhammadla78466 ай бұрын
It have the potential to be the 'Der Untergang' of Japan, just need more international exposure and ofc, rants parodies.
@Willpolita6 ай бұрын
I love this movie, I don't understand because some mainly Japanese people didn't like this movie and prefer the old version.
@CrimsonAlchemist6 ай бұрын
If you like WWII movies or interested in WWII, this is a MUST watch movie. It's a historical event that most Westerners have noidea about. You won't regret it.
@bingobongo16156 ай бұрын
Absolutely agree. It’s crazy how misunderstood Japan‘s way to surrender is still today. Yes, it’s too complicated too lesen from 2-3 sentences in a school book but the "atomic bomb was dropped, war ended“ view on the topic most people have is also not doing the reality of the situation any justice
@jeffersonwright62495 ай бұрын
Brilliant timing. Been searching for material on those 5 decisive months but from Japan’s perspective
@padawanmage716 ай бұрын
Really a fan of movies that deal in the details often abbreviated or just overlooked in schools: "Japan surrendered at the end of WWII' Sure, but what happened right before and after? ;)
@Lonovavir6 ай бұрын
1) Good avatar, I'm a major B5 fan. If you're a journalist the airlocks are entirely safe 😏. 2) Since most people learn via film/series more of them need to be made about the pre-war years (Babylon Berlin’s a great prequel to WW2 as well as Noir series) and post war years. Aftermath by Jahner is a good book about post WW 2 Germany. WW 2 didn’t just kick off in 1937, at reenactments I try to talk about the pre and post war years.
@Tony.L97936 ай бұрын
A very underrated movie like Valkyrie that based on true events
@007romryan5 ай бұрын
Glad you are finding these movies! I have a fascination with the Asian theater of WW2. So I'm always looking for Japanese/Chinese films about it.
@sartainja6 ай бұрын
Superb work on the review.
@wiktorberski92726 ай бұрын
There are so many interesting japanesse war movie, which I should to watch. I have seen only a couple of them
@muraoh16 ай бұрын
We Japanese have a unique history and spirit of respecting peace, based on a history spanning more than 2,000 years. For the sake of stability in East Asia, I think we must keep our own military independent and under control.
@user-xp3jo5tv3s6 ай бұрын
ハーバート・フーヴァー著、裏切られた自由。要参考。
@TellySavalas-or5hf6 ай бұрын
Yes! finally a review from a GOOD movie!
@firstcynic926 ай бұрын
Is it available anywhere besides $35 blue ray on Amazon? Its not on the several torrent sites I looked at, nor at my local libraries. "Japan's Longest Day" is also the name of a 1967 movie.
@EdGee1989Ай бұрын
It's in KZfaq. You had to endure the subtitle though. It was not that bad, just I think the subtitle author lost his keyboard.
@kysharpe6 ай бұрын
After I saw this reivew, I went and found to movie. I watched it within minutes of watching your review
@jojor97662 ай бұрын
I wish that everyone would watch this film as it sounds like it is historically accurate. Maybe it would quiet at least some of the people who today claims that the U.S. was wrong to bomb Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Even after the two cities were destroyed there was still a significant part of the government resisting surrender. If there had not been overwhelming proof of the destructiveness of the bombs, the war would not have ended when it did.
@salinagrrrl696 ай бұрын
During the 50yr anniversery of the end of WW2 there was a lot of controversy of the use of atom weapons. There were those that felt that dropping the bombs would end the war quickly b4 Rissia broke treaty & land invaded the main isle. Which they wanted to do.... but failed.
@Warmaker016 ай бұрын
I've had that talk before in a college speech course. We had to do a speech in front of the class of something controversial and I made mine about how the atom bomb drops ended WWII in a less horrendous way. I recall when I said that in front of my class some girls gasped. I can understand why. But I painted a picture of how WWII was happening in the Pacific. All these battles against the fanatical Japanese that got only bloodier and more stubborn the closer the US got to Japan. The worst was when we got onto islands that were actually Japanese territory with their civilians. Saipan was the first place the US landed that had a sizable Japanese civilian population. A bunch of civilians committed suicide because the government had been telling them the Americans would mistreat them. The Battle of Okinawa had massive civilian casualties, complete with the Imperial Japanese Army having soldiers dressed up as civilians and hiding among them while fighting Americans. Japanese broadcasting company NHK actually has a fantastic documentary on this battle I highly advise you to watch. Don't watch it on YT because it's uploaded with lots of parts cut away. NHK actually has a site hosting the full documentary. Complete with interviews of military veterans from both sides as well as civilian Okinawans. There's also all the plans of preparing the home islands for the expected Allied invasion. They were preparing civilians with bamboo spears. The military was intent on the Japanese people's destruction with the loss of the war. I went over the details of Operation Downfall, the invasion of Japan that was being prepared. Units from Europe were being brought over. The entire US Marine Corps would have been involved. Other Allied nations were going to have ground units involved as "payback." The expected loss of life, particularly the Japanese, was going to be horrendous. The two atom bomb drops were a terrible event. Over 200k people were killed. But that's a drop in the bucket compared to the Allies landing in Japan and fighting through the cities, hills, mountains of the country killing whatever resistance was found. ----- There's also something I did not cover in that presentation. It was the US military's blockade of Japan. First by submarines and then by mining waterways with B-29 bombers. It effectively cut Japan off from imports, i.e. strategic resources and FOOD from the Asian mainland. Japan was starving. When the war ended and the Allies finally were ashore in Japan, the country was in dire shape and emergency shipments of food were sent to help stave off mass famine. If you want details of the aerial mining of Japanese waters, look up "Operation Starvation." It's a little known but immensely successful op done by US heavy bombers. Arguably the most effective use of American heavy bombers in all of WWII.
@jb764896 ай бұрын
The Soviets were never going to invade japan in any meaningful way, they did it have the resources to do so
@CantonBn6 ай бұрын
@0 years ago there was some controversy, but we now know Japan was not motivated by fear or actions of Russians. It was the atom bombs that ended the war probably saving five millions people. The Soviets had zero amphibious invasion experience, and no assets to do it with. Neither an invasion nor constant transport of supply needed.
@CantonBn6 ай бұрын
@@jb76489 Exactly. The Russians did not have the resources, nor the experience nor the equipment (landing craft that could handle those straights). Not for an invasion nor for supply of invasion forces
@punishedgondola18146 ай бұрын
Gonna check this one out 👍
@boltvanderhuge87116 ай бұрын
Currently watching this and am wondering if they ripped off the LOTR Gondor Theme or if LOTR ripped off some earlier composition
@ramananrampragash67906 ай бұрын
The main reason for the Japanese Emperor to make the decision to surrender was because of the destruction of the Kwantung Army in Manchuria by the Soviet Union. The Japanese Kwantung Army was like the German Waffen SS. It consisted of many elite and veteran troops who had seen years of service fighting in China. With the threat of a possible invasion by the US on Japanese soil, the imperial government planned to withdraw the Kwantung army to defend mainland Japan. But all that was hampered when the Soviet Union officially declared war on Japan on 8th August 1945 and invaded Manchuria in a massive offensive which saw the destruction of the nearly 800,000 strong Kwantung army. It was the final nail to the coffin. Ofcourse the atomic bombs did a lot of damage and weakened Japan's morale but there was still a will to fight back. The Kwantung army's loss was the final straw.
@p.strobus75696 ай бұрын
Japan lacked the sea lift capacity to bring the kwangtung army home. Their fate was therefore irrelevant to the decision making. They could not be fed, armed, or moved home so they were as useless to the military as soldiers in Rubaul. What the USSRs invasion did do was close off the delusion that Japan could negotiate a cease fire via the USSR. Reports from the cabinet indicate consternation that the declaration of war meant that they could not get negotiation and delay via USSR mediation.
@ramananrampragash67906 ай бұрын
@@p.strobus7569 Lol no, Japan still had a few of its fleet intact defending the home islands. Whether Japan could take the Kwantung army back to the homeland or not still made it an important force as it was one of the last remnants of the imperial army that was still mostly intact with a good strength prior to the Soviet offensive. Whether you like it or not part of Emperor Hirohito's decision to delay the surrender was because he knew the Kwantung army still existed and Manchuria was still a strong Japanese colony. When the Soviets destroyed it, he just lost all hope.
@bingobongo16156 ай бұрын
@@ramananrampragash6790Which operational large battle ships did. Japan have in August of 1945? Maybe you can help enlighten us here. Not too mention the total destruction of the Japanese merchant fleet (you know - the ones who could actually 4:32 transport the troops…) from winter 44 till spring of 45 by American unrestricted submarine warfare already had Japan starving and out of resources and millions had starved to death across the Empire since inner Asian trade had come to a complete stop.
@user-xp3jo5tv3s6 ай бұрын
岡本喜八監督版の方が面白いと思います。
@the51project6 ай бұрын
Cool, it's on YT in Engrish.
@gordongekko47526 ай бұрын
In 1945, my Japaese mother was 13-years old. The IJA armed my mother with a spear like in the movie and a bucket of sand. What was the sand for?
@user-qi5rw8kn7b5 ай бұрын
油などの火災を消す為です。
@gordongekko47525 ай бұрын
@@user-qi5rw8kn7b はい、そうです。
@evancrum68116 ай бұрын
This is a GREAT film!!!
@AmericanFlyOnTheWall6 ай бұрын
This was the FO stage of FAFO.
@ikmalkamal58306 ай бұрын
A depressing movie. Watched it before with my pals. Damn. Didn't like it that much. We opened up HoI4 and proceeded to make things as it should. At least in another timeline, the sun continued to rise.
@BeingFireRetardant4 ай бұрын
Ah yes, the fantasy of the heroic rapist oppressors. Y u proud to be delulu?
@akman19476 ай бұрын
Is your channel named after THE “johnny” johnson
@Willchannel906 ай бұрын
Lots of Japanese people tells this, before they forget the nuke bomb. Sad but true history.
@Willchannel90Ай бұрын
@@user-sachsjp True.
@Watkinsstudio6 ай бұрын
Japan's final days? Japan still exists.😂
@peacemen64606 ай бұрын
Tenno Heika Banzai!
@streetcar60806 ай бұрын
Why wasn't Hirohito charge with crimes against humanity?
@bingobongo16156 ай бұрын
For two reason: The US wanting him to have an easier time occupying Japan and changing it. Tojo and others taking all of the blame on them. Determining the guilt of the emperor is very difficult since even his seal on documents doesn’t necessarily mean he read and / or stamped it but ironically by the ver troubling allied logic of commanders being responsible for their troops even if they didn’t know what they were doing (the logic used to condemn the general who took Nanjing but was sick and not around for the massacre and the Philliines commander who both embarrassed the Americans and British and got executed for his troops burning down Manila without his order) the Americans would have had to trial Hirohito just for consistency… But the Tokyo war crime trials were anyhow an embarrassing mess letting a lot of truly evil people go and condemning others to death for dubious reasoning. All to save the emperor
@streetcar60806 ай бұрын
@@bingobongo1615 Japan would easy to occupy regardless. Hirohito's quilt was very obvious.
@vitoscaleta4396 ай бұрын
👍🏼
@bigblueassbaby90746 ай бұрын
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@JohnnyJohnsonHistory6 ай бұрын
Lol that's a new one
@H1tlerOsama6 ай бұрын
Haha plane go neeaaawwooooo-KA-BOOM
@Raul_Menendez6 ай бұрын
Your mother.
@Greenforrest73425 ай бұрын
まーたエンタメをノンフィクションだと信じ込む毛唐がここに。。。
@JohnnyJohnsonHistory5 ай бұрын
Is there anything specific you disagree with? Or just a dustball comment?
@Greenforrest73425 ай бұрын
@@JohnnyJohnsonHistory good luck
@user-yg7sh9fh2y6 ай бұрын
As a Korean whose study History around the world. especially in Asia. I gotta say. The reason Japan went into a dark route was due to the Emperor incompetence and his dumb rule that made democracy impossible for Japan and created the extreme zealot militaristic cult that took over the government and made every atrocities be systematic, legal, and in the name of the Emperor. The rule being: "Any crime can be forgiven if it's under the Emperors name." So basically, if you committed a crime for your devotion of the Emperor, then your crime is forgiven. The Emperor could have stopped this, but he made the rule and didn't want to change it in fear that Japan might become too progressive and decided to abolish Monarchy for Democracy. He also feared the wrath of the militaristic cultists as well. This is why Japan had such a bizarre culture since it was split into multiple political groups, but the ones who took control were the militaristic cult. While the Liberals, Conservatives, Communist, Christians, Anarchist, and Socialist were basically powerless and tried their own methods to get rid of this cult, which failed or worsened the situation. Such as how many Anarchist Japanese kept assassinating lots of military & political figures at random. When I say at random, I mean they didn't know if those military & political figures were part of the cult or not but just decided to assassinate them since they are a high figure.
@MM229666 ай бұрын
That's a lot to put on one guy. My understanding was that he was more figurehead/rubber-stamp for a collection of military/political/industrial interests keen on growing the empire.
@zock65586 ай бұрын
Japanese politics at that time was very chaotic, and the two major political parties, the Rikken Seiyukai and the Rikken Min-kai, both practised kin power politics, and the people were disappointed with them. In addition, the imperial sect in the military assassinated even the emperor's aides, and the soldiers and the people themselves wanted the emperor's government. However, Emperor Showa continued to insist on the constitutional monarchy.
@user-hl7nt1og7k6 ай бұрын
Really? No spoiler warning? I wont be watching again
@JohnnyJohnsonHistory6 ай бұрын
How can you spoil a historically accurate film?
@norwegianboyee6 ай бұрын
What's there to spoil? This isn't a cheap romantic flick. It details the last days of Japan's surrender in WW2 accurately.
@user-hl7nt1og7k6 ай бұрын
There's probably 7 snotty nerds the world-over who know Japan lost the war, so yes you can. No, sorry, only joshing, nice video. Only just recently found your channel but it's great. I'm definitely going to give it a watch.@@JohnnyJohnsonHistory
@user-fx7bz9ij1g6 ай бұрын
Ssmurai heros
@ak99896 ай бұрын
Good movie! The bomb saved my dad from invading Japan in 45, although he fought on Okinawa😮.
@jerryle3796 ай бұрын
The nuke just one of many reason why Japan surrender it not the main reason why Japan surrender as both the navy and army after first bomb and second bomb go off still wanted to fought on.
@flarvin89456 ай бұрын
Oversimplification of why the Japanese surrendered. But the atom bombs were major contributors. The Soviets entering the war was another major contributor. Not only for the massive increase in forces fighting against them, but the Japanese were hoping the Soviets would help them negotiate a more favorable surrender. And the stranglehold the allies had on Japanese shipping, cannot be forgotten.
@Lonovavir6 ай бұрын
Same here, my grandfather was at Okinawa.
@ronanchristiana.belleza92706 ай бұрын
@@flarvin8945 Question does the Soviets even have enough boats to ferry their troops and equipment? unless the allies let have some of their shuips
@jerryle3796 ай бұрын
@@ronanchristiana.belleza9270 if Japan didn't surrender they could have invade Sapporo , for boat they can start building small landing craft and move stuff from the west to east and also start receiving american made LST. Sapporo isn't as heavy defense as Kyushu and honshu , so it will be much easier for the Soviet then american and Brit
@yoyonono514976 ай бұрын
So this is like the Japanese version of Downfall? If so that’s funny because the operation to invade the Japanese mainland was called operation downfall.
@bingobongo16156 ай бұрын
Nah. It’s kinda different due to the events being so different. It is rather a historic retelling of the records we have about those days in August. Harder to watch for normal movie fans but quite rewarding for history fans but no crazy performances like Hitler in Downfall. Still a few inaccuracies in the movie but still very faithful.