Is anyone else still slightly creeped out by the Japanese?
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Originally posted by Magonsdaughter:
I also loved Paradise Road, although it copped criticism for being racist in the US for its depiction of the Japanese - another indication that KPO's creep factor is that some of the stuff that appears to be new news in the US 'geez, the Japanese were shitty to prisoners during ww2' is old news here.
Like A Town Called Alice, it's about the experiences of women in prisoner of war camps.
Interestingly enough, the Man Booker Prize (a very prominent literary prize' has been won by Richard Flanagan for his novel "The Narrow Road to Deep North' based on his father's experience on the Burma Railway. http://www.randomhouse.com.au/books/richard-flanagan/the-narrow-road-t
o-the-deep-north-9780857980366.aspx
Sadly, I struggled to get through this novel, but I will try again.
The fact that the Japanese were crap to POWs is not new news in Canada.
I've never read any books on POW experiences in the Asian theatre during WW2. Maybe I should try expanding my knowledge.
he stories are far fewer, largely due to there being no survivors of most Japanese POWs.
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Originally posted by Jongsstraw:
1941 - great movie with 2 of the sexiest gals of the era ... Dianne Kay & Nancy Allen.
A few other great war comedies :
Kelly's Heroes
M.A.S.H.
Teahouse of the August Moon
Mr. Roberts
McHale's Navy
Good Morning Viet Nam
Wow. Remind me to never, ever, take your movie recommendations.
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What about Life is Beautiful, a comedy about a concentration camp. A fab film that is both funny and tragic.
Life Is Beautiful, along with Seven Beauties, and Jakob The Liar are movies that try to find humor during the Holocaust. Even Schindler's List has some comedic moments in it. I think Jakob The Liar is a great Robin Williams movie on many levels. Seven Beauties, with Giancarlo Giannini, is great too.
I found "Schindler's List" to be a very good film.
I don't consider Schindler's to be comedy. I would think of Catch-22, but that might be too America-centric for others.
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Originally posted by JEWELSTAITEFAN:
Remind me to never, ever, take your movie recommendations.
Nice.
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Quote JewelStaitFan: [T]he stories are far fewer, largely due to there being no survivors
of most Japanese POWs.
There were survivors, but I was too young to be one. My young-20's BF was son of a
Japanese POW. So this is 3rd hand, FWIW. He was on a sub reconnoitering a Japanese
river. They were spotted and the whole crew captured. Dunno how many guys were on
a WWII sub. They spent more than half the war as POWs. 8 of them survived & came
home. Of those 8, BF claims that his Dad was the only one who was not crazy, not a
drunk, not a suicide. It was harsh.
Otoh, I gather the Germans followed the Geneva Convention on that.
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Part of being smart is knowing what you're dumb at.
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Originally posted by JEWELSTAITEFAN:
... largely due to there being no survivors of most Japanese POWs.
No survivors? Where'd ya come up with that? The survival rate for American POWs held by the Japanese was 67%. The survival rate for British POW's was 75%.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prisoner_of_war
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Originally posted by JEWELSTAITEFAN:
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he stories are far fewer, largely due to there being no survivors of most Japanese POWs.
That's just not true, not even remotely true.
Many, many Australians and Brits returned after the war from POW camps.
http://hellfire-pass.commemoration.gov.au/after-the-war/
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Originally posted by JEWELSTAITEFAN:
... largely due to there being no survivors of most Japanese POWs.
No survivors? Where'd ya come up with that? The survival rate for American POWs held by the Japanese was 67%. The survival rate for British POW's was 75%.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prisoner_of_war
Your link only mentions those in POW camps. No mention of Bushido that I see there. Those beheaded after capture are not listed. Have more info?
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Just admit you are misinformed on this one. There were plenty of survivors, hence we are able to read accounts of what happened in the camps.
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