Inside Japan's War

Name: Inside Japan's War
Released: 2022-08-08T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Cathi Ogden

TV Show · Documentary · History

By Western standards, World War II in Asia began with the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour. From an Asian perspective, it began 10 years earlier. This documentary has a look at the Japanese side of the war.

2022 · 52m

Starring Cathi Ogden

EPISODE 1

Rising Sun

The political structures of the Japanese Empire allow the military to operate outside the control of the civilian government. This leads to the invasion of Manchuria, and a new view of Japan's destiny emerges.
EPISODE 2

For the Sake of the Country

After the successful attack on Pearl Harbour, the Japanese army begins a widespread assault throughout Asia. The war successes accumulate, Malaysia and Singapore are conquered, then the Philippines and Burma.
EPISODE 3

The Sun that Shines

In the Japanese-occupied territories, the military rules with extreme harshness. Countless atrocities are committed against the civilian population, but also against prisoners of war. Meanwhile, doubts are growing among the Japanese population.
EPISODE 4

An Extraordinary Measure

The overwhelming superiority of the Allies becomes increasingly apparent and comes to its climax in August 1945 with the atomic bombing of the two cities Hiroshima and Nagasaki. This action leads to the surrender of Japan.