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16. Mai 2024 · 1. Letters from Iwo Jima. Ken Watanabe, Kazunari Ninomiya, Tsuyoshi Ihara. 186 votes. Delving deep into the Japanese perspective of World War II, this Clint Eastwood-directed film follows the Battle of Iwo Jima between the US and Japan, humanizing both sides of the conflict.
- In This Corner of The World
- The Wind Rises
- Sea Without Exit
- The Eternal Zero
- Oba, The Last Samurai
- Storm Over The Pacific – 1960
- Battle of Okinawa
- Isoroku
- Yamato
- Grave of The Fireflies
Year released: 2016 | Japanese title: この世界の片隅に (Kono Sekai no Katasumi ni) Kicking off our list is In This Corner of the World, which is probably the most popular Japanese film of 2016. This movie exclusively depicts the home front, through the lens of a young woman’s coming-of-age. Though it has some scenes before and after WWII, it primarily focu...
Year released: 2013 | Japanese title: 風立ちぬ (Kaze Tachinu) Interested in learning the backstory behind Japan’s famed Zero fighter? The Wind Rises is a highly acclaimed film from the world-renownedStudio Ghibli (My Neighbor Totoro, Spirited Away, etc.) about Jiro Horikoshi— the guy who designed the Zero. Honestly, if I were to re-title the movie, it ...
Year released: 2006 | Japanese title: 出口のない海 (Deguchi No Nai Umi) Well, it’s not just Germany, America, and Russia that make submarine movies — Japan has got one too. Sea Without Exit tells a story about the Imperial Japanese Navy’s kaitenprogram. What’s the kaiten program, you might ask? Well, the kaiten were basically submarine kamikazes, or huma...
Year released: 2013 | Japanese title: 永遠の0 (Eien no Zero) First off — if you want to dive into the gritty details of this movie, check out the review I wrote for it a little while back. TL;DR — if you’re an aviation geek, then The Eternal Zerois worth a watch. As you might guess, the movie focuses on Japan’s famed Zero fighter. The movie starts off...
Year released: 2011 | Japanese title: 太平洋の奇跡 –フォックスと呼ばれた男 (Taiheiyo no kiseki: Fokkusu to yobareta otoko, literally “Miracle of the Pacific: The Man Called Fox”) Nope, this isn’t that Tom Cruise film where he suddenly becomes Japanese. Oba, The Last Samurai is based on the true story of Captain Sakae Oba, who’s famous for holding out on the island ...
Year released : 1960 | Japanese title: ハワイ・ミッドウェイ大海空戦 太平洋の嵐 (Hawai Middouei daikaikusen: Taiheiyo no arashi, literally “Hawaii-Midway Battle of the Sea and Sky: Storm in the Pacific Ocean”) Want to see the Battle of Midway from the Japanese perspective? Storm Over the Pacificwill give you an opportunity to do that. It’s a bit old, but it’s one of t...
Year released: 1971 | Japanese title: 激動の昭和史 沖縄決戦 (Gekidō no Shōwashi: Okinawa Kesse) Naturally, 1971’sBattle of Okinawadepicts the Battle of Okinawa. At two and a half hours, the film offers a rather detailed account of the battle. Perhaps due to budget constraints, the Americans aren’t really shown in this movie. This makes it pretty unique compa...
Year released: 2011 | Japanese title: 山本五十六 (Isoroku) For those of you who don’t know, or are more familiar with the European theater: Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto is a bit like Japan’s version of Erwin Rommel. Yamamoto was the commander of the Imperial Japanese Navy’s Combined Fleet, which conducted the attack on Pearl Harbor. The 2011 filmIsoroku (al...
Year released: 2005 | Japanese title: 男たちの大和 (Otoko-tachi no Yamato, literally “The Men’s Yamato”) The movie Yamato gets its name from the battleship Yamato. If you don’t already know, the Yamato was thebiggest battleship ever built (well OK, it had a sister ship). Unfortunately for Japan, Yamato‘s huge size made it a very attractive target for the...
Year released: 1988 | Japanese title: 火垂るの墓 (Hotaru no Haka) Here’s another Studio Ghibli movie that you might’ve already heard of. Grave of the Fireflies is one of the most famous Ghibli films out there.. for good reason. It offers an artistic — but really bleak — view on how WWII affected civilians in Japan. Fair warning: this is a really sad mov...
29. Juli 2023 · By Philip Etemesi. Published Jul 29, 2023. Hollywood tells most World War II stories from the perspective of the Allies, but there are a few great movies about the Axis powers, notably...
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10 Best Japanese WW2 Films of All Time. The Second World War, a period marked by profound global turmoil and transformation, has been a common subject for filmmakers around the world. Japanese cinema, in particular, offers a unique and insightful perspective on this historical era. Japanese directors have utilized the setting of World War II to ...
1. The Most Beautiful. 1944 1h 25m Not Rated. 5.6 (2.4K) Rate. World War II film about female volunteer workers at an optics plant who do their best to meet production targets. Director Akira Kurosawa Stars Takashi Shimura Sôji Kiyokawa Ichirô Sugai. 2. Emperor. 2012 1h 45m PG-13. 6.5 (15K) Rate. 48 Metascore.
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18. Aug. 2020 · But political winds are gathering, and among our hero’s designs are the Mitsubishi A5M fighter, and its successor the Mitsubishi A6M – the iconic Japanese warplane of World War II, better known as the Zero.
Japanese films about World War II (1939–1945). Subcategories. This category has only the following subcategory. Japanese World War II propaganda films (7 P) Pages in category "Japanese World War II films" The following 64 pages are in this category, out of 64 total. This list may not reflect recent changes . 0–9. 11′09″01 September 11.
