Pulling the Emperor off the throne is the greatest historical contribution of the Americans

Linwood 2022-04-21 09:01:54

How did the Americans eliminate Japanese soldiers before they defeated Japan? The best way is to make them feel like they're out of the game and commit suicide collectively.

After the Americans occupied Japan, one of the best things they did was to pull the emperor down from the throne, so that the Japanese lost their motivation to go crazy.

The two overseas officers on Iwo Jima had actually accepted the Western values ​​of upholding human rights during the process of westernization, and the figure of the emperor gradually became blurred, which was also the reason for the differences of opinion among the Japanese army.

Today's Japanese politicians go to the Yasukuni Shrine because they want to find the source of motivation for the Japanese people to go crazy in those days. Just stop struggling and just raise your hand and surrender to the United States. Anyway, this thing about war is all fooled by politicians and capitalists, making people sacrifice their lives and count the money themselves.

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Extended Reading
  • Melba 2022-04-24 07:01:05

    The script is very good~~

  • Kasey 2022-03-22 09:01:40

    A touching and thought-provoking film

Letters from Iwo Jima quotes

  • General Tadamichi Kuribayashi: [Tadamichi turns up in time to stop Ito from beheading Saigo and Shimizu] I don't want you to kill my soldiers needlessly. Put down your sword. Put it down!

    [Ito sheathes his katana and salutes]

    General Tadamichi Kuribayashi: What's going on here?

    Lieutenant Ito: These men ran from Suribachi.

    General Tadamichi Kuribayashi: Lt. Ito, I gave the order that all survivors retreat to the north caves.

    Lieutenant Ito: [embarrassed] I am very sorry, General. It's just... Suribachi... has fallen.

    [Tadamichi rushes to a cave opening and sees Mount Suribachi from a distance, with a U.S flag raised on the summit]

  • [door opens]

    Lead Woman: Congratulations! Your husband is going to war.

    Saigo: Thank you very much. I'm happy to serve the country.

    Lead Woman: [Lead Woman stares piercingly at Saigo and steps forward] Prayers for your eternal success at arms.

    Hanako: [desperately] I beg of you! We have only each other.

    Lead Woman: [Lead Woman shouts - scolding Hanako angrily] Mrs. Saigo! *This* is not the time.

    [firmly]

    Lead Woman: We have all sent our husbands and sons to war. We all have to do our part.

    [looking down at Hanako's baby bump, and then... sympathetically]

    Lead Woman: At least you'll have a little one to carry on your name.

    [Lead Woman bows with authority and walks away]