Eternal Zero Thesis
At 91 years of age Mr. Yutaka Kanbe is one of the lucky few Japanese kamikaze pilots to have survived the horrors of World War II. He could have died following the fortune of thousands of fellow kamikase pilots on suicide tasks in the dying moments of WWII. But his turn never came. He was saved by the August 15, 1945 unconditional surrender of Japan.
Asked about governmental affairs, he’s unhappy over some political events now happening under PM Shinzo Abe, and he called it a crazy idea to bestow praises and sing hosannas to suicide missions as has been shown in a new film titled The Eternal Zero. According to Mr. Kanbe, this is a very strong indication that generations of young Japanese today have lost track of what had happened to their country during the second world war.
Mr. Kanbe speaks a …show more content…
Occupying the front pages of wartime Japanese newspapers were the exploits of kamikaze missions, extolling them as heroes for and in behalf of Japan’s sacred emperor.
Organized in a vain effort to thwart the allied forces from winning the war, about 4,000 squadrons perished on missions that command fear and respect from enemy warriors. But, sad to say, most were gunned down before arriving their destinations.
Little is said about Kamikaze now, but the film The Eternal Zero has reignited back the memories of the deadly Kamikaze into the public minds.
The film was a hit and a Tokyo student said about it: "I respect Kamikaze pilots - they sacrificed their lives for their families and the country. Kamikaze pilots are cool. It's wrong to criticise the mission."
Another surviving Kamikaze pilot shows but little interest in the student’s remarks. Kozo Kagawa, 89, doesn’t want to say something about their wartime mission. Memories of comrades dying in vain still haunts him. His life was likewise spared during the
Asked about governmental affairs, he’s unhappy over some political events now happening under PM Shinzo Abe, and he called it a crazy idea to bestow praises and sing hosannas to suicide missions as has been shown in a new film titled The Eternal Zero. According to Mr. Kanbe, this is a very strong indication that generations of young Japanese today have lost track of what had happened to their country during the second world war.
Mr. Kanbe speaks a …show more content…
Occupying the front pages of wartime Japanese newspapers were the exploits of kamikaze missions, extolling them as heroes for and in behalf of Japan’s sacred emperor.
Organized in a vain effort to thwart the allied forces from winning the war, about 4,000 squadrons perished on missions that command fear and respect from enemy warriors. But, sad to say, most were gunned down before arriving their destinations.
Little is said about Kamikaze now, but the film The Eternal Zero has reignited back the memories of the deadly Kamikaze into the public minds.
The film was a hit and a Tokyo student said about it: "I respect Kamikaze pilots - they sacrificed their lives for their families and the country. Kamikaze pilots are cool. It's wrong to criticise the mission."
Another surviving Kamikaze pilot shows but little interest in the student’s remarks. Kozo Kagawa, 89, doesn’t want to say something about their wartime mission. Memories of comrades dying in vain still haunts him. His life was likewise spared during the