The Forgotten Imperial Army

The Forgotten Imperial Army 1963 Directed by Nagisa Ōshima 忘れられた皇軍

Oshima exposes the fact that many wounded soldiers cannot receive compensation from the Japanese government because of their Korean nationality, while questioning if this is a just way for the Japanese to act. The documentary uses TV to problematize the apathy of the Japanese people. According to Oshima’s 'The Idea of Evil and Cruelty' and Sato Tadao’s 'History of Japanese Documentary Film', the actual situation was much more serious and harsher than the documentary depicts.

Country Japan

Production Country Japan

Language Japanese

Spoken Language Japanese

Gneres Documentary , TV Movie

Production Company Nippon Television Network Corporation

Release Date 16 August 1963

25 mins