And so, in this historic moment, the foundation for anime was planted

@user-td2jw9ze2c

Ай бұрын

Anime/Manga started in 1907

@woodwyrm

Ай бұрын

lel

@hansofaxalia

Ай бұрын

@@user-td2jw9ze2cwhy are people on this website so pedantic? I highly doubt anime would exist in a world where most of the population was busy dying at war

@user-le2mb5yr4t

Ай бұрын

More like the degeneration and westernization of anime or manga, which started many years earlier

@jamesallen6316

Ай бұрын

@@user-td2jw9ze2c Just as the seed for liberty was planted long before the tree bore fruit.

The actor playing the emperor is the same actor who was the Japanese boy in the film Empire of the Sun.

@angelortiz4631

4 ай бұрын

No fucking way!

@boardcertifiable

4 ай бұрын

Its a small world after all...

@smeary10

Ай бұрын

You'll never guess who played Batman then. 😉

@dieglhix

Ай бұрын

whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat ps: I was there as an extra. (US Soldier)

@shaider1982

Ай бұрын

​@@dieglhix wait, you were an extra in Empire of the sun? Did you meet Ben Stiller back then?

One of the greatest ironies of WWII was that Japanese soldiers believed they were fighting and dying in service to their Emperor. None of them knew he was against the war.

@TheZerech

11 ай бұрын

Hirohito was not against the war, he just wasn't the driving force behind Japanese policy.

@fettfan91

11 ай бұрын

@@TheZerech Unfortunately as soon he disagreed with the military council he was placed under house arrest and disappeared from public view. This was intentionally kept secret from the rest of the Japanese military and society, which would have most likely revolted and very possibly ended the war.

@KalashVodka175

8 ай бұрын

@@fettfan91 Do you mean near the end of the war with the failed coup, or before that?

@johannsebastienbach

4 ай бұрын

He wasnt lol. He supportrf when its gping well and he regretted when japan is falling apart 😂. Hrs just opportunist, but hes not a militatistic like tojo 😂

@shibeyyy

3 ай бұрын

that's not true, that was part of the US revisionist history implemented in japan in 1946 . the real thouhts of the emperor could have been either way

Imagine being a US Servicemen who has been through 4 years of war against Japan and then hearing MacArthur effectively say to the Emperor, "We're gonna put you back together so you can help us"

@christopherweber9464

11 ай бұрын

I never served a day in uniform ... But after dropping atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki I think this was the right move for the United States and Japan.

@roelmd8907

11 ай бұрын

Imagine being soldier of Imperial Japanese Army side. Swore loyality to the Emperor till death.. Finally surrendered to their enemy, swallowed their pride, took away their dignity, and facing the same offering - from their former adversary..

@SunnyEggLover

10 ай бұрын

​@@roelmd8907and most of them abandoned and hated by their own countrymen who they sweared to protect. Lots of them, having no limbs. Were Insulted and isolated.

@rc5924

10 ай бұрын

Its the civilized thing to do. It's what separates us from the barbarous Asians and Africans

@zxera9702

8 ай бұрын

​@@roelmd8907imagine being a young girl from China only to be a lab rat for the most heinous crimes and experiments to be conducted on you by the Japanese.Justice was never served and Japan got away light handed so you could antagonize the bloody commies for nothing.

Douglas MacArthur, the last Shogun.

@subliminaljuggernaut7278

Ай бұрын

by shogun, do you mean someone who pays war criminals and allows them to get off with their crimes? read up on unit 731

@radicalxg8282

Ай бұрын

@@subliminaljuggernaut7278 yup he was the man in power doesnt matter of what he did, that is what a Shogun does

@hayro252

Ай бұрын

@@subliminaljuggernaut7278 It technically makes him a Shogun since he was a military man in charge of Japan while Emperor himself is mere figurehead.

@zacharykennedy3848

Ай бұрын

@@subliminaljuggernaut7278chinese and korean propaganda

@noahpaquet8357

Ай бұрын

A title that surely did not go to his head or inflate his already enormous ego whatsoever 😂 still, fucking badass 👏🏻

Tywin Lannister said that when you enemy bends the knee, you offer you hand to lift them up, not crush even further, book Tywin

@marceldurand2058

28 күн бұрын

Le Japon méritait l'humiliation l'humiliation

@alexandarvoncarsteinzarovi3723

28 күн бұрын

It would depend on the enemy,

@pgr3290

28 күн бұрын

Well look at Germany and Japan after WW2 compared to Germany after WW1. The same mistake there was recognised and avoided.

@red_amoguss

28 күн бұрын

_”When your enemies defy you, you must serve them steel and fire. When they go to their knees, however, you must help them back to their feet. Elsewise no man will ever bend the knee to you. And any man who must say 'I am the king' is no true king at all. Aerys never understood that, but you will. When I've won your war for you, we will restore the king's peace and the king's justice.”_

@cautarepvp2079

27 күн бұрын

​@@alexandarvoncarsteinzarovi3723like how exactly it depends?

My grampa and I have loved movies together for over 25 years. He passed away today and the last film we watched together was emperor. It will always be special for me.

@captainnutsack8151

Ай бұрын

Very sorry for your loss

@Ragazar

Ай бұрын

Sorry for your loss friend, I'm glad you have a lot of happy memories together with him :)

@jimmy2k4o

Ай бұрын

Thanks for your kindness. Movies were a passion we shared. Probably learned it from him. We watched at least one movie together almost every week for practically my entire life. In the hospital I’d bring my laptop to watching movies with him. We also watched Kong skull island, Olympus has fallen and Conspiracy while he was in the hospital and the last movie we watched before we went to hospital was M3gan. These movies will always hold a space in my heart and be forever grateful that even if he wasn’t the genesis of my love of film he certainly fanned the flames. He died at around 1am yesterday and we watched Emperor earlier that day while he was still remaining conscious. He wasn’t focusing much on it, understandably, but whenever there was a scene with Tommy Lee Jones and my grandpa heard Mr Jones speak, his eyes moved to the screen. It’s official that Tommy Lee Jones as an incredibly authoritative voice and magnetic charisma that it was able to make him pay attention even with advanced dementia, respiratory depression, a morphine drip and less than 24 hours left to live.

@Ragazar

Ай бұрын

@@jimmy2k4o It's heartwarming knowing he passed while spending time with someone he loved while doing something he loved. Both my grandmothers suffered from severe alzheimers so I understand dealing with dementia. Those moments where they remembered me were like little golden nuggets in an otherwise very hard situation though.

@jimmy2k4o

Ай бұрын

@@Ragazar I’m so sorry. I must say that his dementia was vascular so it seems to affect his mobility and vocabulary but he never forgot us. Compared to Alzheimer’s I always thought us lucky. I’m Sorry for your losses too.

MacArthur: It's not my fault the Emperor came crawling to me. You brought this upon yourself.

@ferchoneutron12

Ай бұрын

Siguen viviendo de la fantasía.

@marceldurand2058

28 күн бұрын

manque d'humiliation

@TempleofBrendaSong

24 күн бұрын

The Wrath of Amaterasu upon her people, using the Gaijin as the Rod of Chastisement.

Fun historical fact, gen Bonner fellars spent many many years in Japan an in his early life…. This gave him the tools to navigate the incredible social barriers to make such a peace possible from a diplomatic standpoint. He quite possibly saved the lives of millions through his diplomatic efforts, which is why the emperor holds him in such a high regard and offers him such tremendous respect! 🫡

@yeyonge

2 ай бұрын

He was demoted after tho right? Any reason do u know of?

@VEXPERO

2 ай бұрын

⁠@@yeyongei believe fellers rank of Brigadier General was only a temporary rank granted for him, temporary ranks are usually granted for people assigned tasks or missions during war and after conflict is over they usually go back to their previous rank which is why he was demoted back to colonel. After ww2 ended 212 other army generals were demoted as the ranks were merely wartime ranks.

@jrdewitt100

Ай бұрын

@@VEXPERO If i recall correctly he failed upward

@drachenmarke

Ай бұрын

Yeah and what about the thousands of GIs in the occupation that were beaten by the Japanese and it was never announced?

@JBRocky007

Ай бұрын

@@yeyonge Kind of but not really.

As I understand the photo taking session was kind of messy they took like three tries to get it right.

@Baegitte

11 ай бұрын

Sounds like an average tiktoker

@paleoph6168

11 ай бұрын

​@@Baegitte nah, it takes a tiktoker ten times that.

@williamwest9204

4 ай бұрын

​@@BaegitteDouglas was very particular on pics

@Baegitte

4 ай бұрын

@@williamwest9204 yeah, sounds like an anverage tiktoker

@Lord79888

3 ай бұрын

​@@Baegittebro really tried to compare MacArthur with tiktokers😂

On September 27, 1945, Emperor Hirohito met General Douglas MacArthur at the US Embassy in Tokyo, a pivotal encounter where Hirohito accepted responsibility for Japan's wartime actions. Despite controversy and speculation among the Japanese public regarding the meeting's circumstances, Hirohito's role was instrumental in Japan's transition from a militaristic regime to a democratic government. MacArthur praised Hirohito as sincere and liberal, while the Emperor subtly supported the Allied occupation through published poems. Hirohito's regular visits to MacArthur bolstered the legitimacy of the American directives in a country accustomed to imperial authority, aiding in Japan's transformation under the Supreme Command Allied Powers' guidance.

@matthewriley7826

4 ай бұрын

One of the most poignant things they did was that picture of Hirohito and General MacArthur side by side. It robbed the Emperor of his deification by his subjects.

@StephenLuke

4 ай бұрын

@@matthewriley7826 No, the image itself didn’t immediately strip Hirohito of his divine status, it was part of a series of steps taken during the post-war period to redefine the Emperor’s role in Japanese society. Over time, Hirohito’s role was redefined to that of a constitutional monarch, distancing himself from the former divine status attributed to the Emperor, although the complete shift in perception among the Japanese people took time and was influenced by various factors beyond just a single photograph.

@LordDirus007

2 ай бұрын

Rebuilt the Japanese Economy, gave them back power over their own nation. Japan is like the 4th Largest Economy in the World today. Yeah I don't think the US are the bad guys here.

@qwertyuiopasdfghjk11111

Ай бұрын

@@LordDirus007 After the war, most of the food aid the United States provided to Japan was low-quality wheat used as livestock feed. Furthermore, after 1955, as Japan recovered and gained economic power, the United States tried to unfairly contain the Japanese economy through export restrictions and other measures. It is true that the United States helped Japan, but that is hypocritical, and as a Japanese person, I cannot honestly express my gratitude.

@qwertyuiopasdfghjk11111

Ай бұрын

Also, while I am not claiming that Japan and Germany were not at all at fault for World War II, I would like you to keep in mind that the United States and European countries were also major causes. Germany was cornered by excessive demands from the victorious countries due to its defeat in World War I, and by the Great Depression. Japan was cornered by the Great Depression and discrimination against Asians.

From what I've read, seeing the Emperor used to be forbidden in Japan. They honoured him by turning their backs to not steal a glance. So, what General MacArthur did here changed Japanese History forever. That photograph he arranged forever affirmed the Emperor as a mortal, and that from henceforth, Japan could continue to exist and cooperate with the US, on American terms.

@davidw.2791

Ай бұрын

Hirohito went on a state visit to England in I think 1928 and there was a photo of him smiling that got banned domestically. As per the Time-Life WWII series volume “Japan At War”, *it made the emperor look too human* .

@scottsmith6631

Ай бұрын

The photo also accentuated MacArthur's towering presence versus Hirohito's short stature. The Americans got it right choosing to rebuild (West) Germany and Japan with the Marshall Plan and MacArthur's leadership. They realized the mistake made by the allies leaving Germany in financial ruin after WWI as that gave rise to Hitler and the Nazi's. Japan had to be westernized and exposed to democracy or they would slip back into feudal imperialism.

@campfiresnlasguns

Ай бұрын

@@davidw.2791 indeed. This time though, Japan had completely no say and I think that makes this photograph with MacArthur far more poignant.

@johnburns9634

26 күн бұрын

@@scottsmith6631 The photo reminds me of the negotiations between the US and China in Korea. After early negotiations, the Americans noticed the Chinese cut the American's chair legs, affecting the US's later negotiations.

@thisisajang

14 күн бұрын

It was Meiji who ended the practice of the emperor should not be seen by commoners. He was also the first emperor whose picture was taken by modern photographic camera.

As an emperor Hirohito was weak, he was unable to control the radicals in his army. But as a person I think he new what was right and wrong. He understood that the actual responsibility lay with him as head of state and as the spirtual guide of Japan. In the end he was willing to take the punishment away from his people and take it on himself. Luckily for him, the Americans understood the far reaching influence the imperial cult had in Japan. And rather punish him, cooperated with him to lead Japan through the hard post war years. A major difference to Germany. Then again Germany had to be occupied through force, Japan surrendered just before this could happen and was rewarded with less repression.

@Excalibur01

11 ай бұрын

The cultural differences and the strategic location of Japan means they cannot let Russia take it

@kulio1214

11 ай бұрын

You're adding nothing new to the discussion.

@evancrum6811

11 ай бұрын

Very true...and its such an interesting dynamic with the Emperor knowing things were wrong and not able to control anything even though if he said 'end the war' it would have ended.

@Shroud83

11 ай бұрын

@@kulio1214 I wasn't aware there was a discussion in the first place...

@Shroud83

11 ай бұрын

@@Excalibur01 Yes, exactly.

If Kaiser William II had been similarly treated and allowed to remain as a figurehead, would it have avoided the rise of Hitler?

@99beowulf99

Ай бұрын

Probably not the Great Depression killed much of the World reconstruction.

@jamesxiaolong2199

Ай бұрын

Possibly, though the best thing they could have done was make sure Germany’s economy didn’t take and the German State was able to keep its dignity. The Kaiser had a coup against him, the best chance would have been an abdication in favor of a humble heir

@kajani6181

Ай бұрын

Short answer, nope. Complicated and incomplete answer, the Weimar Republic had a built-in constitutional kill switch called article 48 gathering way too much power into the executive branch.

@jaimeromanini4093

Ай бұрын

Totally

@davidw.2791

Ай бұрын

No but the “War Guilt” fuckery in Versailles would have been much harder to maintain.

Who would have thought that Emperor Hirohito would visit to US and Disneyland several years later. Shaking hands to the Emperor is a big disrespect to him in the eyes of Japanese people but the fact that he did't mind doing this shows that he lay down his pride and honor in order to save Japan.

@Evil0tto

Ай бұрын

It was also a way for MacArthur to show that, whatever respect he was willing to show Hirohito, ultimately he was in charge. He reacted to Hirohito like an American, offering a handshake. No bowing and scraping.

@emeraldaxx8631

Ай бұрын

Well, a couple months earlier Hirohito literally walk himself to shake the hand of Indonesian delegation Ir. Soekarno thats suprised the entire room including Ir. Soekarno and other Indonesian delegation

@aldrinmilespartosa1578

Ай бұрын

Out of three 1:15 axis leaders. He's probably one the least insane in there.

@BGBG617

Ай бұрын

"What are you doing after the war, your Majesty?" "I'm going to Disneyland!!"

@pohfromipoh

Ай бұрын

Well Japan have a culture of the Shogun being the real power behind the throne and the Emperor being the spiritual leader. General McArthur fit in nicely as the white Shogun.

in real life the photo of MacArthur and emperor Hirohito was taken thrice. One was cancelled because Emperor’s mouth was open and other was also not accepted because macarthur’s eyes were slightly closed

@IndependentConversations

Ай бұрын

It was also a power stunt from MacArthur. We did good by helping Japan re grow but MacArthur wasn't stupid he knew if he forced the emperor to take a picture it would shoe who's really in charge why else would he demand the title of "Supreme commander"

@user-bo4yy1wz1h

29 күн бұрын

Ами закрыл глаза... Когда японец своим ртом... Полировал его орудие линкора

2:00 this is really a cultural barrier between the westerners/countries which were westernized and the Japanese. The westerners and other countries who are being westernized mostly greet with a handshake when meeting another person, while the Japanese people greets 「よろしくお願いします」 with a bow when meeting another person.

@duartesimoes508

27 күн бұрын

The Slavs salute each other with a handshake, but in a Funeral no one touches each other and they just bow. In the Lunch which normally follows the burial, everyone washes their hands three times. Actually, I believe this has very much to do with disease prevention, rather than just a tradition. On the other hand, the deceased is buried shoeless, so he won't be able to walk if he resurrects. And when leaving home for the very last time, the gasket is raised and lowered three times meaning "this is not your house anymore and your soul shall not stay lingering here". Now, _that_ is superstition! I observed all this in my Ukrainian Father in Law's funeral, plus the Orthodox Liturgy in which the deceased too held a _lit_ candle, and found all that very unusual to a West European. 😬 Musicians must be hired too, at least a violinist and a trumpeter. And the next morning the close family will have breakfast by the grave and leave a slice of bread and a cup of _Vodka_ or similar Spirit. (which will be promptly pilfered! 😀) Good Old Ukraine. I miss it so much. ❤ 🇺🇦

@AaronBiswas

25 күн бұрын

​​@@duartesimoes508you killed the tsar.

@evansabahnur3383

24 күн бұрын

@@duartesimoes508 no such country as ukraine, nor such ethnicity as ukrainians. furthermore, do not speak for all Slavs, because we have different customs, given we are a really diverse group that is united basically only by language family - and all of yours are totally alien in my country. btw handshake is not western per se, it developed independently around the world.

@evansabahnur3383

24 күн бұрын

@@AaronBiswas the long noses did, for all it's worth.

@Shore1985

24 күн бұрын

Wasnt it actually even forbidden to touch the emporer?

I think it's not wholly fair to say Hirohito was weak. The senior military command culture in Japan had developed to a point of counterproductive and arguably mutinous warlordism. At times the services were almost at the point of fighting against each other. Distrust ran rampant and cooperation was impossible. There's very little Hirohito could have realistically done.

@joelthorstensson2772

Ай бұрын

Plus, Hirohito had been elevated to near-godhood by those immediately below him. If he went "yeah, nah, fuck the war, we messed up big", the entire country would most likely go "Bro, what the fuck?! You're literally God of this whole shabang, hakku-ichiu and all that?! Mandate of Heaven?! Fuck you, fuck the monarchy!"

@MyHentaiGirlNeko

Ай бұрын

I mean their society have been this way for many many year The shogun (millitary leader, second to the Emperor) is in charge and have all the power

@jojojojo4332

Ай бұрын

@@joelthorstensson2772 actually no, the emperor doesnt speak normal japanese, he speaks a dialect that makes him sound like latin to italians.

@darbyheavey406

Ай бұрын

MacArthur had a rack of ribbons that was unparalleled. He wore a very modest uniform quite unlike Patton. Both were egomaniacs but remember Patton was a junior officer in the Great War while MacArthur was a battalion commander.

@MsCyou0157

Ай бұрын

​@@MyHentaiGirlNeko その通りです。 １０００年くらい前から、天皇に政治的主体性は持っていませんでした。 日本において「天皇」とは、国旗と同じです。

Emperor Hirohito had the balls that Hitler or Mussolini never had, he standed in front of his enemies and faced the consequences, even if many acts were not his fault. Total respect.

@papajohnloki

Ай бұрын

faced the consequences? really?

@user-km3yu9dx9c

Ай бұрын

Mussolini was killed in combat btw.

@Evil0tto

Ай бұрын

@@user-km3yu9dx9c What? Mussolini was executed along with his mistress.

@user-km3yu9dx9c

Ай бұрын

@@Evil0tto He was captured by partisans and killed, what I'm getting at is that he didn't really have the option to meet with the western allies.

@papajohnloki

Ай бұрын

@@user-km3yu9dx9c he was captured while fleeing and executed 28 april 1945

Imagine world history if the allies treated Germany this way in 1918.

The nukes calmed Japan, the Soviet Red Army scared it and the Americans' kindness is what trully conquered it in the end.

@kohtalainenalias

5 ай бұрын

yankee kindness y'say?

@Antimanele104

5 ай бұрын

@@kohtalainenalias Oh, boy... here we go.

@stoggafllik

5 ай бұрын

The Soviets were the real threat. Nips weren't afraid of the nuke. It was the soviets that truly scared the japanese

@MaxwellAerialPhotography

4 ай бұрын

That’s actually the most succinct summary I’ve ever seen, although i think pacified might be a better worded than calmed.

@starkiler13

3 ай бұрын

​@@Antimanele104kindness 😂

MacArthur deliberately posed informally in the photo to show the Japanese he was the boss

To show his appreciation, Emperor Hirohito arranged for General MacArthur to advertise Boss Coffee in Japan later on.

Fun Fact: General MacArthur encouraged the Japanese to continue whaling in order to provide a cheap source of meat for the Japanese people, badly starving at that time, and also to supply America & Europe with whale oil.

@inisipisTV

Ай бұрын

At that time Whaling isn’t yet forbidden. Britain still uses Whale oil in making Candles and Margarine.

@hannahdyson7129

27 күн бұрын

Not so fun fact . He's one of the reasons the whale population is in trouble

@woonfaseng8737

10 күн бұрын

heard he also changed greatly japanese diet..... bringing in tons of bread and cakes and flour causing japanese now eat many cakes and bread , which was never so pre WW2.

*extends hand* ??? “What? I ain’t kissin’ you.”

Agent K is macarthur

@user-bo4yy1wz1h

29 күн бұрын

Негр стал японцем

@declangaming24

29 күн бұрын

@@user-bo4yy1wz1h English translation

My grandfather fought in Europe and was assigned to GHQ in Tokyo after the war. (I still have his signed photo of MacArthur given him when he rotated back home.) He and his family treasured the friendships they made with the Japanese while there. My grandparents' house was liberally decorated with Japanese artworks they brought home with them.

@uA-gy8wk

Ай бұрын

盗品なら返して

@user-ks2et3gi1q

27 күн бұрын

泥棒との間に友情はありえない

@sgabig

15 күн бұрын

@@uA-gy8wk He did not say that the artwork was stolen. They were probably tourist trade knick knacks that he presumably bought

@nosystem1098

14 күн бұрын

​They speak from a position of abysmal ignorance, but they're not smart enough to realize it. ​@@sgabig

@nosystem1098

14 күн бұрын

They speak from a place of ignorance, but aren't bright enough to realize it. ​@sgabig

Imagine a king who fights his own battles wouldn't that be a sight.

@hereward1975

2 сағат бұрын

I believe the last one was Richard III who died in battle in 1485

Little known fact: Tommy Lee Jones plays the same character in EVERY movie he is in. Same voice, same cadence of line delivery, same emotionless presence.

@rannenw6207

24 күн бұрын

Two face, Space Cowboys, and the US Marshall movies would prove you wrong.

@Dharmabum2000

23 күн бұрын

@@rannenw6207 Thanks for pointing that out Tommy.

Obviously the advisor to the Emperor missed the part in the Emperor's speech, " enduring the unendurable and suffering what is insufferable"

Even though I'm not Japanese myself, as a Brazilian I can offer some context regarding Japanese culture and pride. Not many know this, but Brazil holds the largest Japanese population outside Japan. And their culture has been ingrained into ours for over a hundred years. In Brazil there was a movement called Shindo Renmei, roughly translated as The League of the Subjects' Path, as in subjects to the Emperor of Japan. They were a nationalist, loyalist society of Japanese who didn't accept the defeat of the empire, or the assimilation of their people into another society. They carried out hits of Japanese immigrants who they considered as traitors, killing about 23 people and wounding another 147, mostly Japanese nationals.

A man taking responsibility for actions he committed as head of state is not weakness at all

Powerful scene. Good actors.

@CallMeGeneWasTaken

Ай бұрын

Jj! Nice to see you here!

@aldrinmilespartosa1578

Ай бұрын

Really like to see more of this kind.

@archermadsen7744

Ай бұрын

I love the way massive KZreadrs with huge followings are occasionally hiding in a random comment sections.

@FlagAnthem

Ай бұрын

the film still sucks

@stevencass8849

13 күн бұрын

@@FlagAnthem😂 Yeah. It really does, but this scene almost redeems it…. almost!

MacArthur, a 65 year old career army officer, had no necktie or decorations, and his uniform wasn't even pressed. The emperor wore a suit and tailcoat, that no US politician had worn in decades, and looked shorter thanks to MacArthur. That photo made Hirohito look like a Loony Tunes character. The same thing happened 40 years later when Reagan met Gorbachev. Reagan was 75 years old, came outside in his navy blue suit, looking fit and trim, with his Hollywood smile. Gorbachev, 20 years younger, was bundled up in an overcoat and fedora, out of style in the USA since WW2, and looked very stiff. The young Soviets thought Gorbachev was a beta male, and by 1988, they saw Reagan as the alpha hound.

@tomfaison5517

15 күн бұрын

MacArthur wasn't prepared for Hirohito. The rule was that the Emperor had to come to him but he could choose the time and the General would stop whatever he was doing and receive him. MacArthur just happed to be wearing khakis at the time the Emperor showed up. Macarthur changed clothes frequently over the course of a day to fit any occasion but he didn't want to keep the Emperor waiting.

I like how Hirohito basically tells his diplomat to shut his ramen hole when he starts to protest.

And so they became best buddies 🇺🇸🇯🇵

Don't be mistaken, it was in America's strategic interest to get Japan in a position to be an ally against the the opposite side of the emerging Cold War. It is all very sentimental and misty-eyed, but the US already had Japan under its thumb and could just occupy them as long as they want. Far useful to make them a self-sustaining ally.

The way the US approached what to do with Japan post war was generally pragmatic. Even then the US leadership could see that they were going to need allies as the world was realigning itself. Also they could see that the best chance for Japan, and the same in Germany was for these countries to get back on their feet as quickly as possible with a decent economic outlook and some prosperity, and a stable political system. Hence they overlooked a fair bit of the wrongs that were done during the war. It was the only way forward really. Ironically, what the Japanese were given was quite similar to what was considered albeit briefly as an offer for peace to Japan before the bombs were dropped. Keep your emperor, access to markets and materials, just no conquering them and being disarmed I want to say. At that time there was a good chance that Japan would have jumped at those terms. Unfortunately they were trying to open negotiations through Russia to the US. The Russians didn't pass any of this on.

The Emperor wasn't as guilty as some people still naively believe; the military dictatorship, mostly Army-led, was to blame for the continuation of the war beyond acceptable. The shogunate in practice never ended. Later on the americans probably learned something of Germany in 1919: the sole way to prevent a Hitler was to not decapitate the social and historical structure for some cheap façade of a republic.

@DecepticonSkyy

Ай бұрын

Well said

@subliminaljuggernaut7278

Ай бұрын

if you read up on the Japanese war machine, you will see that the Emporer was the final and ultimate leader, far more than Hitler. he absolutely knew that his forces were burying people alive, dissecting them alive, waging germ warfare against civilians, doing utterly terrible things that if I listed them would make you cry if you had any humanity. The only reason the Americans didn't pursue prosecution was because they wanted an advantage over them by using human experimentation data. The emporere sanctioned such things. The nasty dwarf.

@TheGrenadier97

Ай бұрын

Absolutely not, never and ever the Emperor of Japan at any point in the past 1000 years had more power than the military-political wills of daimyos and shoguns, much less over anyone akin to Hitler. It's simply the old western naive cliché of "monarchy bad" to think that something like Togo and the war party in the Imperial Navy would simply stop their intentions to hear what the Emperor had to say.

@leinadster

Ай бұрын

Not only that. The Emperor was kept under the supervision of the Allies in order to prevent the advance of Communism in Japan. Having a military presence in Japan would discourage any attempt of invasion by the Soviet Union, which it did.

@TheGrenadier97

Ай бұрын

No question. Anyone with enough influence on Japan - either the occupiers or a national government - could claim soviet-supported attempts to be an attack against the imperial power itself.

Since being asked, "I need your help," Japan has continued to provide various forms of cooperation to the United States, including financial support.

I highly recommend reading 'Hirohito' by Herbert P. Bix, who also won the Pulitzer prize for the book. The author lays down a very convincing case that the idea of Hirohito being weak or a puppet was also a fabrication; the man was in charge and in control from the start, and thus the blood is all on his hands. A very worthy read, regardless of where one stands on the matter.

@alistairmcnaughton1933

8 ай бұрын

Yes he knew, but MacArthur wasn't wrong in his actions, think of Iraq, Vietnam Afghanistan, I'd choose Japan occupation with all its flaws over the others. The Emperor's support was arguably key.

@BarryAllen__1A23

3 ай бұрын

@@alistairmcnaughton1933 Lmao every nation that was occupied by japan would strongly disagree with you

@Hinata.Sakaguchi

Ай бұрын

But keeping him alive and used as a Public relations for ending the war is crucial.

@qwertyuiopasdfghjk11111

Ай бұрын

It is true that legally Hirohito could have stopped the invasion plan, but Hirohito is not a cruel person. At that time, the Japanese economy was in a very difficult situation. Shortly before the war, it was estimated that more than 10 million people would be unemployed as a result of the Great Depression. The only solution to this problem was overseas expansion. In other words, Hirohito did not stop the war even though he had the authority to stop it because he judged it to be unavoidable in order to protect his own people.

@theporkiestpie8416

26 күн бұрын

​@@alistairmcnaughton1933 Tojoboo detected.

マッカーサー元帥、名演技だね。格の違いを見せつつも、相手に対するリスペクト！再現映画とはいえ、彼の大物ぶりが伝わってくる描写でした。

Johnny!! Look who’s back 😎

3:34 It seems he didn’t get what he wanted, as literally everyone else BUT Hirohito was harmed

@anamericancelt6534

10 ай бұрын

What do you mean?

@affordablex4914

28 күн бұрын

Japan became the third strongest country and rise to immeasurable wealth after WW2. Wdym?

@darkflamemaster6541

17 күн бұрын

Those officials other than him made more brutal atrocities in Asia than the entire German atrocities did in the Holocaust, you think they just let them go

Such an amazing moment in history which im glad served to create the strong bond, piolitically, economically, and militarily that the US and Japan share today.

@lainfamia8949

4 ай бұрын

Yeah they occupy Japan and Germany till today. Imposing american liberalism.

@starkiler13

3 ай бұрын

You mean colony?

Humility in defeat and magnaminity in victory. This is what all fighting should end with.

Wow, Tommy Lee Jones playing Doulglas Macarthur. The original 1970's film with Gregory Peck I think was more impressive.

Like how the war ended with a height joke.

Thank you so much for uploading such an important moment in world history, so fabulously portrayed by heavenly inspired artits! I can´t help weeping profusely whilst beholding such a significantly beautiful event in civilazation´s own pathway of development, regardless of the petty material interests that follow along with it, much like the tare that still continually sweeps around the wheat. I am so priviledged to have witnessed it through such an amazing and cautiously realistic dramatization. tks again.

they choose the actors really well for this, they resemble the actual people they play a lot

I might not like Dugout Doug, but he did a splendid job of honouring Japan's self-respect and turning it into his country's ally.

Japan lost the war, but won the respect of the US. I really cant understate how significant that is. Respect is the absolute hardest thing to get an American to give. European countries that have kissed US ass for a century dont have close to the amount of respect Japan earned. Just look at the roads. Americans love their automobiles. Tons of Honda/Acura, Toyota/Lexus, ect. Very little Citroyen/Skoda/Vauxhaul/Saab/ect.

@Evil0tto

Ай бұрын

It's also due to Japan not choosing to remain hostile. It could have begrudgingly accepted its loss with a desire to tolerate occupation, get it over with, and then get back to business as usual militarism. Instead Japan made the decision to change at a basic level. Americans, on the whole, don't hold grudges for long. "Don't start none, won't be none" seems to be baked into our national DNA. (Not to say that America hasn't done some absolutely terrible things.)

@joshuagrover795

Ай бұрын

I have to disagree that the UK and the US is another prime example of enemies turned Allies. UK and the US have nearly always universally backed each other in crises and disputes, especially over the last 110 years. True the UK depends on the US more than the UK but in many ways, shared history, a common language, an overlap in religious beliefs and legal principles, and kinship ties. The Brits often might bad mouth the Yanks as the Brits say but beneath that crap talk the UK I believe respects the US very dearly.

@user-td2jw9ze2c

Ай бұрын

USA and UK are both controlled by Zionists, Japan is just a lapdog. ​@@joshuagrover795

@trevorn9381

Ай бұрын

Americans fell in love with a little Nazi car the design of which was apparently sketched on a napkin by Adolf Hitler himself. Those VW Beetles were everywhere when I was a kid. There are plenty of Mercedes Benzes and BMWs on American roads too.

@Evil0tto

Ай бұрын

@@user-td2jw9ze2c People like you are so tiresome.

Tommy lee jones nailed the acting

I enjoyed this movie more than I thought I would

ホントに良い映画。また観たくなった。

For Hirohito, opportunism is both his doing and undoing

The emperor was a very shadowy figure before 1945. He rarely made appearances, was rarely photographed, and when he was, he was always made to look taller.

@Karl_Kernow_141

29 күн бұрын

This is because the emperor was a god. This is different from the Christian or Muslim God.

MacArthur was one of the greatest in history. When World War 2 started up, the vast majority of officers, who were 50 or over the age of that were retired. I was in the Army and I asked a retired 75 year old colonel if he was brought back to active duty, would he go. He said, "Yes, but it would be a bad sign. If they took me, they would be taking from the bottom of the barrel. War is a young man's game." There were exceptions to the "over 50 rule." MacArthur had retired from the army as a two star general in 36, but he was brought back in because he was disparately needed. He was bumped up to four star when the war started and he proved himself over and over again. His method of fighting World War 2 was cut off the enemies life line. He made it almost impossible for Japanese Troops to receive supplies. My father was in world war 2 and he told me that in their encampment Japanese soldiers would sneak into the encampment. They weren't coming to do sabotage, but were looking for something to eat. However they were armed with a grenade and someone discovered them, they would blow themselves up, because they were taught to believe that the Americans would torture them. Blood from the explosion would go all over the place. On tents and uniforms that were washed and left out to dry. Nevertheless the uniforms with blood stains. MacArthur cut off supplies to Japanese who were on island. His opinion was, "Let him starve to death, better them than us." He had a habit of not wearing a tie and Truman was offended by that. He saved the day in Korea. He told Kennedy not to go to Vietnam and Kennedy heeded his advice and on his death bed he begged Johnson not to go there because he knew what would happen. Patton was also another officer who kept on. He was a colonel and when it looked like the war was going to happen, they made him a one star. He did real good in Casablanca in the invasion and they brought him in to take over command of II Corps in Africa. Did a superb job there and was brought in for the Italian Invasion and and then he battled his way up Italy. He got in trouble for slapping up two soldiers who were suffering from battle fatigue. He should not have done that of course, but he never should have been relieved, because it caused a lot of American casualties. He knew what he was doing. When he was relieved the Italian campaign lost their momentum and it never regained it. In his entire career he had only lost one battle. MacArthur and Patton always were up on the front, especially during the high pitch of the battle, because they had to know for themselves what was going on and their was only one way to do that.

I am extremely grateful we are allies in this age.

One of the best examples in history of bitter enemies becoming staunch allies and friends is that of Japan and the United States.

@99beowulf99

Ай бұрын

and the US and Germany.

until in 1950 japanese people though that a photograph will trap your sould that is why the japanese protested about the picture

@suspicioususer

10 ай бұрын

they were protesting MacArthur touching the Emperor, who was still seen as a god

@paddyret7968

5 ай бұрын

Maybe some rural yokels might have thought that but photography was quite popular in Japan

@inkyzoller

4 ай бұрын

No, there were tons of pictures of Japanese people before that era, including the emperor, just look it up on google images, there are several images of them doing random stuff or posing. The reason was that the general was taller than him and he was standing to the right of the emperor and it was symbolically seen as the emperor being just a small human. So the picture was more casual and not suited for the japanese propaganda. And usually women were standing/sitting to the left of the men on pictures so it also symbolized that the emperor's position was that of a woman's, and as such weaker/subordinate etc. And then the japanese press was hesitant about putting the picture on the newspaper but the americans insisted on it.

@davidw.2791

Ай бұрын

@@inkyzollerYup. What do they think the soldiers were bowing and shouting “BANZAI” at, but a PHOTO of the emperor? Photos are ok but the dude must be made to look dignified and stiff-upperlip and, well, majestic.

One of the best crossovers of all time 🔥

An excellent movie, well acted.

Is it me, or is Tommy Lee Jones always playing one WWII officer or another?

Japan becomes the tech buff while America because the military center

What a tremendous act of kindness and forgiveness America bestowed on the Empirer and Japan ,to help it get back on its feet !

The importance of this event is astounding. For thousands of years, the emperor was a veiled figure, akin to a god, but this showed that he was human, and there he was, mogged by McArthur.

It's so weird seeing Tommy Lee Jones in this scene (I had no context what this movie is) after watching his Boss coffee ad he did in Japan. Straight up cooking new lore in my head how he went from this to making coffee ads haha

@Evan_Stark

26 күн бұрын

That's hilarious man hahaha.

Too bad the real leaders of ww2 japan had all thrown themselves into the tip of their katanas by then

@jonathancarlson6127

11 ай бұрын

Not Minister Tojo. He’d have to settle for the end of a noose.

@Antimanele104

10 ай бұрын

​@@jonathancarlson6127That and a slap on his bald head.

@roelmd8907

9 ай бұрын

@@jonathancarlson6127 neither the Unit 731 😵

@KalashVodka175

8 ай бұрын

@@jonathancarlson6127 Tojo tried to off himself He just really sucked at aiming for his heart. The bullet only grazed it and he was saved (only to be hanged a few months later)

@1987AnimeBoy

2 ай бұрын

​@@KalashVodka175He was sentenced to death by hanging three years later.

I was lucky enough a few years back , to have taken care of his personal photographer

MacArthur applying "Vae Victis" in the most gentle way.

It is better to have friends over allies.

Big lesson of mending wrongs.

5:05 This is what great men do. Work through unity for reconciliation and unity to repair and peace ,unlike an orange hair monster we all know.

WW2 humbled Japan and Hirohito.. the emperor thought he was a god and Japan realized he is not. The evil of pride.

Little know that Hirohito was a very reasonable individual. The problem that led Japan to attack the United States was Hideki Tojo, his Prime Minister and one of his generals, who along with his cabinet put pressure on the Emperor to support the war. Hirohito was kept away from secrets such as the massacre of Nanking in 1937, and other atrocities committed in his name, which is why he was not tried at the end of the war. He must have felt remorseful, but the truth is that there was nothing he could do, his generals, his ministers were all in for the war, and in the meanwhile, he was busy studying science, his one true passion.

Why did the emperor thank Gen. Fellers for his service to Japan?

@jimmy2k4o

4 ай бұрын

His investigation of the emperor himself.

@99beowulf99

Ай бұрын

Watch the movie

For context, Emperor Hirohito was 5' 5", MacArthur was 6'.

Hey! That’s the guy from the Boss Coffee commercials!

i think hirohito was the least responsible for the war rather than tojo

WHERE'S THE GOLD THOUGH?

Not the greatest war/postwar WW2 Movie, but it has it’s good points. I appreciate Fellers speaking Japanese and knowing all of the cultural norms of Japan. It’s a unique distinction.

Thus began a friendship that persists to this day.

Proof that at the end of war it is possible to move on, and look at tokyo now. Japan is by far the most interesting country, they've been through so much and have still ended up being the best city in the world.

@pevlez

Ай бұрын

Tell that to the Chinese who were victims of Japanese war crimes and never got justice for it

General MacArthur could have been President MacArthur

@jamalwilburn228

11 ай бұрын

MacArthur didn't have the swag that Patton had, who had more victories and took care of his men. Haven't met WW2 vets who were proud to say they served under MacArthur while every 3rd Army vet will proudly proclaim they served with Patton

@yogabbacrabba1457

11 ай бұрын

​@@jamalwilburn228 My grandfather fought for Patton in the 3rd Army and hated him until the day that he died. He called him, General "our blood and his guts." He lost respect for Patton especially after Patton slapped the man who had severe shell shock and called him a coward. I know that Patton was a military genius and respect that absolutely. However, when it comes to matters of life and death, my grandfather was there killing and trying not to be killed. He earned his opinion.

@lexus8018

11 ай бұрын

McArthur got a real nuke fetish in the 50s, had he been president ww3 whould have happened already

@andrewstravels2096

11 ай бұрын

The Nuke controversy in Korea killed his chances.

@highplainsaccountability6482

11 ай бұрын

@@andrewstravels2096 I can't argue with that fact

Hirohito é responsável por muitas decisões errôneas durante a guerra e foi responsável por tal.

It interests me the interpreter translates McArthur's plain English into super-polite Japanese. This scene may be a realistic reproduction of the subtle atmosphere in that era.

Why did Japan and The United States became friends after the war was over

@zenodotusofathens2122

10 ай бұрын

The mutual enemy was the Soviet Union and the Chinese Communists who were to seize power in a few years.

@Anakin_Sandy_High_Ground

6 ай бұрын

because the United States forces Japan to be its friend.

@Evil0tto

3 ай бұрын

@@Anakin_Sandy_High_Ground No. You can't force friendship. The occupation was a mild one intended to break the back of the militarists and turn Japan into a constitutional democracy.

@daviddelgado6090

29 күн бұрын

Because they both hated the communists

I like this movie and feel its underrated.

Just saw this movie today 1st time a very very good movie !! why is it underrated ?

Love this film

What movie is this?

@jonathancarlson6127

11 ай бұрын

“Emperor”

@StephenLuke

11 ай бұрын

2012.

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Actually, three photos were taken that day. Two were ruined: in the first one, MacArthur blinked. In the second one, the Emperor had his mouth open. It's the third one that's been preserved for posterity.

Hirohito be lookin like Oppenheimer.

The emperor should have been tired as a war criminal. He was complacent for the atrocities they committed in his name.

@jakesmiley4745

Ай бұрын

Oh really? How about Eisenhower and Roosevelt? Churchill and Stalin? What about their crimes?

@darrellburnside9368

Ай бұрын

@@jakesmiley4745 Eisenhower. Roosevelt and Churchill defended there nations against barbaric attacks of nazis and imperialist. I do agree that Stalin was a brutal dictator as well and he attacked Poland with Hitler. He also savagely retaliated against the Germans during the invasion of Germany. But the Allies for the most part were humane to there enemies. The rape of Nanking, Bataan death March, and murder of million in occupied Europe in consecration camps should never be forgotten or whitewashed away. I'm sure there will be exaggerated argument of things that were supposedly done. But don't forget the Marshall Plan to help those who suffered and we didn't execute or send our prisoners on death marches. I know the truth!

@Evil0tto

Ай бұрын

And how would the occupation of Japan have gone if that had happened?

@Evil0tto

Ай бұрын

@@jakesmiley4745 What about them? Are you going to pretend that the crimes of Eisenhower, Roosevelt, and Churchill were anywhere close to those of the Axis powers leadership?

@darrellburnside9368

Ай бұрын

That is the only reason he kept his throne!

2nd

The Dauphin of France : You came here to me! Surrender to me!

In this film, the Emperor said, "I come to you, General MacArthur, to offer myself as one to bear sole responsibility. I wish that punishment will fall on me, not on Japan." In Japan, almost everyone believes that the Emperor said this, and we all admire him because of this speech.

Everyone thinks him as “honorable” I for one think he was as evil as hilter . Things he allowed to occur in china Malaysia and the treatment of prisoners of war should have convicted him to hang

@HaYlEeXx19

11 ай бұрын

Normally I’d agree with you. But he was a puppet

@charlietullos6726

11 ай бұрын

@@HaYlEeXx19 a puppet ? How was he a puppet?

@The_13th_Hussar

11 ай бұрын

@@charlietullos6726 The same way Victor Emmanuel III was in Italy, he was a figurehead with no real authority.

@HaYlEeXx19

11 ай бұрын

@@charlietullos6726 dnt know what a figurehead is?

@mikes7566

11 ай бұрын

@@charlietullos6726He was actually against the war, it was Tojo who’s pro-war. Beside, the Emperor held no real authority rather than a figurehead.