The Forgotten Army (1963)

Original title

忘れられた皇軍

Directed by

Nagisa Ōshima

Genre

documentary, tv movie

Country

Japan

Runtime

25 min

Rating

6.2 of 10 from 4 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This film looks at Korean soldiers who were forced to fight for Japan in World War Two and were later abandoned. They live in poverty and cannot get benefits because of their nationality. The film challenges Japanese society to face its past actions.

soberingdocumentary-stylecriticalunflinchingstraightforwardeducationalhumanizing

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