On August 30, 1945, Marshal MacArthur, commander-in-chief of the Allied Forces in Japan, came to Japan with a corncob pipe in his mouth. On September 27, Emperor Hirohito paid a visit to Mai Shuai: "I am fully responsible for all political and military decisions and actions in the war, I am Let yourself be judged by the allies represented by your Excellency." The myth of "the Lord of the Great Powers transferring the country" reappeared.
In the face of the only Japan in history that dared to invade the United States in the form of a state, the United States' fear of Japan is all-round and multi-layered. Who dares to say that the nightmare of Pearl Harbor will not come back if you blindly force it, instead of completely transforming this strong enemy into your own ally from the perspective of culture, system and values? U.S. Navy Lieutenant Colonel Edward Beach, who wrote the foreword to Hashimoto's "The Destruction of the Japanese Submersible Fleet", has a representative view: "The Japanese are shrewd and capable, brave and good at fighting", "The existing strength of Japan is gradually led to the defense of Freedom, Japan will become our powerful ally in the Far East."
"The Emperor" connects the entire film with General Philles' memories and search for his Japanese girlfriend, deliberately expressing the suffering caused by war and nuclear bombing to Japan, and the hostility to the US military. The civilians and the ruined streets and schools are more sarcastic and sarcastic than Michael Shuai, who loves to show off and has a strong desire to perform. There is even a fantasy of Japanese gangsters beating American generals. It can be said that British director Peter Weber's interpretation of history is pitifully naive, and any Japanese can be his enlightenment teacher: Japanese House Speaker Yohei Kono reminded the people in his speech to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the nuclear bombing in Hiroshima in 2005, Before the nuclear explosion, Japan committed atrocities against China, South Korea and other countries. Former Japanese Prime Minister Mitsuya Munei believed that the nuclear explosion that forced Japan to surrender and prevented Japan from being destroyed was a tragedy, but it brought peace to Japan and the world.
In order to reduce the resistance to reforming Japan, Mai Shuai was extremely considerate and tolerant of the emperor himself, but he hated the emperor system, the root of the war. Disbanding the army, arresting war criminals, freedom of the press, freedom of education, a pacifist constitution (the emperor loses all real power and the sovereignty belongs to the Japanese people), democratic elections, land reforms, almost overnight, the legal, political, economic, military And the cultural foundation was eradicated by the "Emperor" with a corncob pipe. The imperial army, which the people were proud of in the past, has become a rat crossing the street. Akira Kurosawa's "Wild Dogs" (1949) expresses the horror of discrimination against veterans after the war very well.
In 1985, the Japanese drama "Ashin", which was popular in China, has such a detail: after the land reform, the Japanese farmers got rid of their slave status in essence, Ashin's former lover Kota sighed: "As soon as I recall the past, I feel chills, I am for the land revolution. Sacrificing everything is of no use, but after the U.S. occupation of Japan, it was accomplished without any effort."
"The Emperor" has spent a lot of space proving that General Phileas's report influenced McMaster's decision-making, and the director should really listen to Nixon's opinion of McMaster Comments: "No one in the history of modern politics can be called a code maker like MacArthur. This is a semi-mythical figure who is politically far-sighted and transforms a society according to an ideal model.
" The climax finally regained his senses: both sides showed their due qualities, the emperor expressed his willingness to bear all the punishment alone, and Mai Shuai replied: "Thank you, Your Majesty. But now is not the time to discuss punishment, and I need your assistance to make Japan recover. Stand up."
On New Year's Day in 1946, Emperor Hirohito issued the "Declaration of the Human World", acknowledging that he was a human rather than a god; Mai Shuai, who "has unlimited power over the Japanese people" and led Japan on the road to constitutional democracy, enjoys With the grace of God: On January 26, 1950, Mai Shuai's 70th birthday, the Japanese people offered flowers to express their wishes.
In April 1951, MacArthur was dismissed and returned to the country. "Many places in Japan fell into a state of almost mourning." Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Yoshida addressed the nation: "General MacArthur led our country on the road of recovery and reconstruction, and made the spirit of democracy in our country. All aspects of society are firmly rooted." Millions of Japanese spontaneously bid farewell to Mai Shuai, and many people wept bitterly. In 2002, Mai Shuai was selected as the foreigner who had the greatest influence on Japan and became a heroic example of the Yamato nation. In 2007, the BBC released the "Most Admired Countries Ranking", and Japan ranked second; in 2012, in the BBC's "World's Most Popular Countries Survey", Japan came out on top. (Xinmin Weekly)
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