Japanese WW2 shrine short movie.

fpmst930 · Dec 6, 2021

Description: "Let's pay homage to the soldiers who died in the previous war and pass it on to the next generation," a short film creation project to honor the spirits was started at Kumamoto Prefecture Gokoku Shrine.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20hnpf2VoYo

MilsurpDan · Dec 6, 2021

Interesting video. I agree that each country should be able to honor its war dead.

However, the Japanese military in World War Two was not honorable. They murdered, raped and tortured their way across China, Korea, the Philippines and the rest of Asia. They deserved everything that they got.

fpmst930 · Dec 6, 2021

MilsurpDan said:
Interesting video. I agree that each country should be able to honor its war dead.

However, the Japanese military in World War Two was not honorable. They murdered, raped and tortured their way across China, Korea, the Philippines and the rest of Asia. They deserved everything that they got.

yup agree. I am pretty sure this was a right wing group that made the video. But the YouTube channel is just a production company in Japan.

Moonlighter · Dec 6, 2021

MilsurpDan said:
However, the Japanese military in World War Two was not honorable. They murdered, raped and tortured their way across China, Korea, the Philippines and the rest of Asia. They deserved everything that they got.

You could probably, and justly, level similar charges against most modern armies in battle. But, I've read about some of the things the Japanese did in WWII and it's horrifying, just about as bad as the Nazis but on a smaller scale.

I've been to Japan a few times and have worked alongside Japanese folks for a number of years, they've always struck me as really kind and respectful.

rseymorejr · Dec 6, 2021

Moonlighter said:
I've been to Japan a few times and have worked alongside Japanese folks for a number of years, they've always struck me as really kind and respectful.

Well they did get a major attitude adjustment after Hiroshima and Nagasaki

bbrown · Dec 6, 2021

MilsurpDan said:
However, the Japanese military in World War Two was not honorable. They murdered, raped and tortured their way across China, Korea, the Philippines and the rest of Asia. They deserved everything that they got.

You paint with too small a brush. :thumbsup:

Melnic · Dec 6, 2021

MilsurpDan said:
Interesting video. I agree that each country should be able to honor its war dead.

However, the Japanese military in World War Two was not honorable. They murdered, raped and tortured their way across China, Korea, the Philippines and the rest of Asia. They deserved everything that they got.

Much of that was driven I believe by Tojo and similar thinking leadership and how they brainwashed the people & soldiers to act the way they did. The common soldier was a Pawn in all of this and although I'm sure there were good and bad soldiers, they were still pawns.

Both the good and the bad should be taught to the people.

EDIT: Bit of history, Tojo tried to commit suicide with a gun (not a wakizashi). He failed at that and hit his gut not his heart.)

Moonlighter · Dec 6, 2021

Melnic said:
Much of that was driven I believe by Tojo and similar thinking leadership and how they brainwashed the people & soldiers to act the way they did. The common soldier was a Pawn in all of this and although I'm sure there were good and bad soldiers, they were still pawns.

Both the good and the bad should be taught to the people.

Agreed, fully.
I read a book on the Wake Island battle, absolutely brutal. The guys that survived were put in the hold of a Japanese cargo ship and went to Japan for forced labor. Minimal food, barely any water, hot as hell down in the hold and very cramped. I don't remember the survival rate but it was pretty low. There are thousands of examples of this kind of cruelty inflicted by the Japanese but I do believe that most of the low level sailors and soldiers were decent kids that wanted nothing more than to fight bravely and make their families proud. Not excusing what some of them did, at all.

MilsurpDan · Dec 6, 2021

My great aunt (still alive) was a Japanese War bride who married my great uncle who was in the occupying force in Japan post WW2.

She was 15 years old when the nukes were dropped. She’s told me stories about how her and other schoolchildren were told the Americans were cannibals that were released out of prisons.

They were apparently being trained to use sharpened sticks as spears in the event of an allied invasion.

I don’t think all Japanese soldiers or the Japanese people were evil, but I believe many were indoctrinated in a way that was worse than even most Nazi’s.

Anyone unaware, should read about Unit 731. They were ruthless.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unit_731

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