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Warclouds in the Pacific

This short film examines the Japan that emerged at the beginning of the 1900s and was firmly established as an industrialized nation by the outbreak of World War II. Facing the greatest threat in their history, the democracies of the Pacific took careful stock of this new Japan and its strength, and erected a vast system of defence across the world's greatest ocean.

Top Cast

  • Lorne Greene

    Lorne Greene

    Narrator (voice)

  • Emperor Hirohito of Japan

    Emperor Hirohito of Japan

    Himself (archive footage)

  • Aisin-Gioro Puyi

    Aisin-Gioro Puyi

    Himself (archive footage)

Overview

This short film examines the Japan that emerged at the beginning of the 1900s and was firmly established as an industrialized nation by the outbreak of World War II. Facing the greatest threat in their history, the democracies of the Pacific took careful stock of this new Japan and its strength, and erected a vast system of defence across the world's greatest ocean.

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