The Movie The Hawk Of The Shidenkai - 1335 Words

War world two would lead to the defeat of the Japanese army, and ever since the Japanese have challenged this notice of defeat through popular films and manga. My four films that will show the ways in which the memory of the war has been depicted are: â€Å"For Those We Love†, â€Å"The Eternal Zero†, â€Å"Grave of the Fireflies†, and last will be a manga called â€Å"The Hawk in the Shidenkai†. After the end of WWII, recollections have been altered: creating positive and heroic depictions of the war from a Japanese perspective. These narratives include themes that glorify both the soldiers in the war and the war itself, while also portraying the Japanese side as the victims. These narratives that have been created by both film and manga during the past 50 years has led to a false sense of collective memory, especially to that of the younger generation who had not experienced the war firsthand. If the younger audience continues to be exposed to this sense of false collective memories, then we will fail to learn from history and thus allows the possibility for history to repeat itself once more. Japanese popular culture has been engaged with memories of WWII since the early 1950s and this trend continues on even today. A clear example of the glorification of the war can be seen in the film â€Å"For Those We Love†. This film tells the tale of several young kamikaze pilots. Stories like these were able to create a false collective memory by framing a story that would encompass: the suffering, danger,