Re-inventing Japan History Movie Review Research Paper

Re-Inventing Japan Movie Review
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Re-Inventing Japan Movie Review
How the U.S. tried to change Japanese culture and society while occupying Japan
The movie depicts the post-war era of occupation of Japan by Allied forces with their representative nation, U.S. while picturizing the first phase of Japan rebuilding by America, the significant social and cultural changes grab attention with a realistic appeal. The occupying forces punished the defeated country by disarming the nation and dismantling the Army forces to root out patriotism. Apart from land reforms, MacArthur’s policies to tear apart the huge Japanese commercial conglomerates to construct a free market system and reformed economy are vital highlights. The other social and cultural changes portrayed in the documentary include demoting the emperor’s prestige to that of a leader without administrative power and adding more influence to the parliamentary system (Century, 2016). Besides, the rebuilding of Japan in the movie illustrates enhanced privileges and rights for women (Century, 2016). Although the history of Japan marks significant Changes by U.S occupation since 1945, the demilitarization is the most dominant change theme in the movie.
Change of the US Policy in Japan
The documentary also portrays the “reverse course”, which covers the rise of an economic calamity in occupied Japan together with apprehensions about the blowout of communism flashing a re-evaluation of occupation policies. The period prominently marks one year from 1947 to 1948, but, somehow, lasted till 1952. The audience can get insight into the economic reintegration of Japan taking centre phase through the movie. SCAP got fretful that a pathetic Japanese economy might enhance the power of the domestic communist movement while considering the communist triu...