Japan's War in Colour

"The story of the Japanese during the Second World War and the rise and fall of the Japanese Empire 1931-1945."

2005 2h 31m EN

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★8.0TMDB · 2★8.1IMDB · 165

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Using never-before-seen footage, Japan's War In Colour tells a previously untold story. It recounts the history of the Second World War from a Japanese perspective, combining original colour film with letters and diaries written by Japanese people. It tells the story of a nation at war from the diverse perspectives of those who lived through it: the leaders and the ordinary people, the oppressors and the victims, the guilty and the innocent. Until recently, it was believed that no colour film of Japan existed prior to 1945. But specialist research has now unearthed a remarkable colour record from as early as the 1930s. For eight years the Japanese fought what they believed was a Holy War that became a fight to the death. Japan's War In Colour shows how militarism took hold of the Japanese people; describes why Japan felt compelled to attack the West; explains what drove the Japanese to resist the Allies for so long; and, finally, reveals how they dealt with the shame of defeat.

“The story of the Japanese during the Second World War and the rise and fall of the Japanese Empire 1931-1945.”

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Cast

Brian Cox
Self - Narrator (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: David Batty
Languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom

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RUNTIME

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Clocks in at 151 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.

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ERA

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Released 21 years ago.

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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Stephen Moore shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "The story of the Japanese during the Second World War and the rise and fall of the Japanese Empire 1931-1945.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0939626 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

David Batty directs. Stephen Moore cuts. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in English.

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1Clocks in at 151 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.
2Released 21 years ago.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Editor Stephen Moore shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Marketing tagline: "The story of the Japanese during the Second World War and the rise and fall of the Japanese Empire 1931-1945.".
6IMDB entry: tt0939626 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.