Why We Fight: Know Your Enemy [1945]
Available digitallyHU_OSA_00002343
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Why We Fight: Know Your Enemy
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Language
English
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Published
United States : Elstree Hill Entertainment, 1945.
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Physical Description
DVD-ROM (64 min.)
Contents Summary
Originally made in 1945 as part of the acclaimed Frank Capra series "Why we Fight!", "Know Your Enemy - Japan" was desgined to fully inform the American soldier of the characteristics of his foe, the Japanese soldier. The movie opens with a characteristic statement that aptly captures its propagandistic spirit. The director explains that the focus of the fillm are not Americans of Japanese descent, or those Japanese fighting in Europe on the side of the Allies, "who however close they resemble our enemies in appearance have proved their right to American citizenship on the battelfields", but the "Japs of Japan to whom the words liberty and freedom are still without meaning." Extensively using Japanese feature films, newsreels and filmfootage, Capra presents a sweeping history of the Japanese people and their culture, from Shintoism, to social structure, to emperial family and martial arts. In an explicit juxtaposition with the enlightened and progressive American audience, the Japanese come across as backward, militarist, and infinitely remote from the "liberal and democratic values." "Know Your Enemy" is perhaps, one of the most blatantly propagandistic film of the Capra series, its documentary value obfuscated by the political agenda it puts forward; yet it is definitely an interesting example of the genre.
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Duration: 01:04:00
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Copyright by Pickwick Group Limited
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| Item Type | Current Location | Collection | Call Number | Volume Info | Shelving Location | Public Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DVD-ROM | OSA Film Library | OSA Film Library | - | - | - | - |
| DIGIFILM | OSA Film Library | OSA Film Library | FL Record 0611 | - | Audio Visual | Access Copy, MP4 format |
Why We Fight: Know Your Enemy [1945]
Available digitallyHU_OSA_00002343
Moving ImageGeneral Information
Director/Creator
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Original Title
Why We Fight: Know Your Enemy
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Language
English
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Published
United States : Elstree Hill Entertainment, 1945.
General Information
Physical Description
DVD-ROM (64 min.)
Contents Summary
Originally made in 1945 as part of the acclaimed Frank Capra series "Why we Fight!", "Know Your Enemy - Japan" was desgined to fully inform the American soldier of the characteristics of his foe, the Japanese soldier. The movie opens with a characteristic statement that aptly captures its propagandistic spirit. The director explains that the focus of the fillm are not Americans of Japanese descent, or those Japanese fighting in Europe on the side of the Allies, "who however close they resemble our enemies in appearance have proved their right to American citizenship on the battelfields", but the "Japs of Japan to whom the words liberty and freedom are still without meaning." Extensively using Japanese feature films, newsreels and filmfootage, Capra presents a sweeping history of the Japanese people and their culture, from Shintoism, to social structure, to emperial family and martial arts. In an explicit juxtaposition with the enlightened and progressive American audience, the Japanese come across as backward, militarist, and infinitely remote from the "liberal and democratic values." "Know Your Enemy" is perhaps, one of the most blatantly propagandistic film of the Capra series, its documentary value obfuscated by the political agenda it puts forward; yet it is definitely an interesting example of the genre.
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Genre
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Note
Poor image
Duration: 01:04:00
Bibliographic Information
Copyright Status
Copyright by Pickwick Group Limited
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DVD
Item Type
DVD
Current Location
OSA Film Library
Current Location
OSA Film Library
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-
Public Note
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