Wartime propaganda so stylish you'll forget it's selling you something sinister.
Cinematography
Kazuo Miyagawa's shadows make fascism look dangerously gorgeous.
Direction
Yoshimura's Hollywood polish on nationalist messaging.
Director
Kōzaburō Yoshimura
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Made during Japan's darkest propaganda period, this represents the Japanese studio system's willing collaboration with militarist ideology.
Director Yoshimura later disavowed such films; cinematographer Miyagawa would become legendary for Rashomon and Ugetsu, making this a fascinating origin point.
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