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Hirohito - The Chrysanthemum Throne

s Japan surrendered at the end of World War II, Emperor Hirohito called upon his 100 million subjects to "endure the unendurable and suffer what is insufferable." Then, under his rule, Japan became an economic world power in the postwar years. Narrated by Henry Fonda. From the Leaders of the 20th Century series., Blends archival footage, still pictures, and commentary by a New York Times correspondent to examine the leadership and power decisions of Japan's Emperor. Recounts how Hirohito called upon the Japanese to "endure the unendurable and suffer what is insufferable" and surrender. Follows his role in Japan's economic recovery in the decades that followed.
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s Japan surrendered at the end of World War II, Emperor Hirohito called upon his 100 million subjects to "endure the unendurable and suffer what is insufferable." Then, under his rule, Japan became an economic world power in the postwar years. Narrated by Henry Fonda. From the Leaders of the 20th Century series., Blends archival footage, still pictures, and commentary by a New York Times correspondent to examine the leadership and power decisions of Japan's Emperor. Recounts how Hirohito called upon the Japanese to "endure the unendurable and suffer what is insufferable" and surrender. Follows his role in Japan's economic recovery in the decades that followed.NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.

More in Leaders of the 20th Century Series

  1. Churchill - Voice Of A Prophet
  2. De Gaulle: Force Of Character
  3. Eisenhower: Years Of Caution
  4. Hirohito - The Chrysanthemum Throne
  5. Mahatma Gandhi: Soul Force
  6. Nasser - People's Pharaoh
  7. Ben-Gurion: One place, one people 1978
  8. Churchill: Voice of a Lion 1978
  9. Hitler: Revenge to Ruin 1978
  10. Hitler: The Road to Revenge 1978
  11. Kennedy: Years of Charisma 1978
  12. Mao: Organised Chaos 1978
  13. Mohammad Reza Pahlavi: Politics of Oil 1978
  14. Roosevelt: Hail to the Chief 1978
  15. Roosevelt: Manipulator-in-Chief 1978
  16. Stalin: Man and Image 1978
  17. Tito: Power of Resistance 1978
  18. Truman: Years of Decision 1978
  19. Stalin: The power of fear 1979
  20. Adenauer: Germany reborn 1980
  21. De Gaulle: Republican Monarch 1980
  22. Elizabeth II: Winds of Change 1980
  23. End of the Old Order: 1900-1918 1980
  24. Franco: Caudillo of Spain 1980
  25. Khruschev: The Bear's Embrace 1980

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  1. 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, creator, length, format, color, sound, genre, description, catalog record

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