My Japan (1945)
- Genre
- propaganda film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 16 min
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This short film is a propaganda piece from 1945 meant to encourage Americans to buy war bonds. It pretends to be a travelogue about Japan with a narrator speaking in a fake Japanese accent.
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What happens
My Japan is a 1945 American anti-Japanese propaganda short film produced to spur sale of American war bonds. The film takes the form of a mock travelogue of Japan, presented by an impersonated Japanese narrator. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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