Movie Details
Original Language:Japanese
Production Companies:Nippon Television Network Corporation
Cast & Crew
A
Akira Hayasaka
Screenplay
S
Sadanori Shibata
Director of Photography
M
Masaaki Susawa
Director of Photography
The Forgotten Imperial Army
Audience Score
StarringHōsei Komatsu
DirectorNagisa Ōshima
25 minDocumentary,
TV Movie
Plot
Oshima exposes the fact that many wounded soldiers cannot receive compensation from the Japanese government because of their Korean nationality while questioning if this is a just way for the Japanese to act The documentary uses TV to problematize the apathy of the Japanese people According to Oshimas The Idea of Evil and Cruelty and Sato Tadaos History of Japanese Documentary Film the actual situation was much more serious and harsher than the documentary depicts