Early Movies Depicting WWII

[Rob Smith]

This won't answer the question specifically, but Kurosawa's "The Most
Beautiful" might be worth taking a look at. It takes place in an optical
plant during WW2, and does depict a little bit of the war during the climax,
if I recall correctly.
It's been a long time since I've read his own autobiography or Stephen
Prince's book (I've never seen the film itself), but it's essentially a
propaganda piece that he was, I think, forced to make during the war against
his will (it was made in '44).
Hope that helps, even though it doesn't really address the central issue of
the question.

On 4/6/07, Bruce Baird <baird at asianlan.umass.edu> wrote:
>
> Dear Colleagues,
> This is a rudimentary question from a colleague (Steve Forrest--not
> usually a KineJapan type) of mine here at UMass, but I thought that one of
> you might know off the top of your head or already have a previously typed
> file stored in your hard drive and thus could help out faster than I can.
>
> Best,
>
> Bruce
>
> PS.  No need to trouble  yourself with responding directly to Steve.  If
> you just hit reply and respond to me or the list, I can forward replies on
> to him
>
> Begin forwarded message:
>
> *From: *Stephen Forrest <sforrest at asianlan.umass.edu>
> *Date: *April 6, 2007 2:04:37 PM EDT
> *To: *Bruce Baird <baird at asianlan.umass.edu>
> *Subject: **Movie history question*
>
>
> Hi Bruce,
>
> I'm wondering if know, or could look up (or suggest a good source for
> looking up), the earliest Japanese movies that depict WWII actions and
> events.  Between the end of the war and 1970 Tora! x3 is the period I'm
> interested in, as of course there are all those victor's movies.  Any
> thoughts?
>
> Cheers,
>
> Steve
>
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