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A Japanese Tragedy (1946)

A Japanese Tragedy poster
Original title
日本の悲劇
Directed by
Fumio Kamei
Genre
documentary
Country
Japan
Runtime
39 min
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A documentary that analyzes Japan's political and social history before and during World War Two. It presents a critical leftist perspective on the country's imperial era.

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What happens

Tragedy of Japan (日本の悲劇, Nihon no higeki) is a 1946 Japanese Documentary by director Fumio Kamei. It offers a leftist, critical analysis of Imperial Japan before, and during WW2. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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