Interested in learning the backstory behind Japan’s famed Zero fighter? The Wind Risesis a highly acclaimed film from the world-renowned Studio Ghibli ( My Neighbor Totoro, Spirited Away, etc.) about Jiro Horikoshi - the guy who designed the Zero. Year released: 2013 | Japanese title: 風立ちぬ (Kaze Tachinu)

With this list, I’ve tried to include a broad selection of time ranges, settings, and military branches (Navy, Army, Air Force). Interested in learning more? Check out this list of eleven WWII movies from the Japanese perspective. After all, Japan wasn’t just fighting against America during WWII - it invaded China, fought the Soviet Union, and suffered greatly on the home front near the war’s end. Beyond those two excellent movies, there’s a plethora of Japanese WWII movies made by Japanese studios, primarily for Japanese audiences.īesides being more directly reflective of Japan’s public discourse, these Japanese-made WWII movies cover an even wider range of topics than American co-productions. I’m not just talking about Letters from Iwo Jimaor Tora! Tora! Tora! - which were American co-productions. Want to learn more about World War II from a different angle? Well, there are quite a few Japanese WWII movies, which depict the war from Japan’s perspective.

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