the allied occupation of japan ended on may 3, 1947.
the allied occupation of japan ended on may 3, 1947.
when did the allied occupation of japan end?
may 3, 1947
by 1945 u.s. troops were entering and occupying territory with a japanese civilian population. on february 19, 1945, u.s. troops landed on iwo jima, and on april 1, 1945, on okinawa. in august 1945, japan surrendered and allied occupation troops landed on the main islands, starting the formal occupation of japan. the allied occupation ended in most of japan on april 28, 1952, but did not end in okinawa until may 15, 1972, when the terms of the treaty of san francisco went into effect.
rape during the occupation of japan
the film "samurai iii: duel at ganryu island" made in 1956 came in a time after allied occupation of japan following world war ii. moreover, following world war ii “the allied occupation restricted films promoting feudal values, putting the kibosh on this most japanese of action genres”. after the allies left japan in 1952, “the way was clear for the golden age of the samurai film”. world war ii, the allied occupation of japan and then the allies leaving certainly influenced japanese film. additionally, the film’s character musashi miyamoto was an actual person who lived from 1584-1645 and was “famed for his two-handed fighting technique and his delicate touch with the zen ink brush”. the film also relates to miyamoto’s actual battle with kojiro sasaki, which “took place on april 13, 1612 on ganryu island, located off the coast of the bizen province”.
samurai iii: duel at ganryu island