Bakumatsu (The Ambitious) 1970 Daisuke Itō
Bakumatsu means the end. In this case the end of the 300 year Tokugawa Shogunate. Ryoma Sakamoto, often seen as the architect of a classless Japan, was actually hated by members of the Shogunate as well as the rebels.
2/4 MISSIONE DEL PARTITO NAZIONALE FASCISTA NEL GIAPPONE
National Archives and Records Administration - ARC 43829, LI 242-MID-2819 - MISSIONE DEL PARTITO NAZIONALE FASCISTA NEL GIAPPONE (Reel 1 of 4) - DVD Copied by Nick Stoller. Series: Motion Picture Films From G-2 Army Military Intelligence Division, compiled 1918 - ca. 1947. SUMMARY: March 1938: Reception of Party mission under Farinacci in Japan. Arrival at Nagasaki. Night at Unzen. Shimonoseki. Tokyo, March 19 to April 1: Visit to Prime Minister Konoye. Lantern parade; visit to Imperial Palace (party shown in inner palace grounds returning from audience with the Emperor); Japanese diet; Imperial University Judu al Kolokan demonstration (Jiu Jitsu) at University; Meiji Shinto shrine; fencing demonstration at War College; exhibition of kubukiya dance. Nikko: splendid scenic views; popular acclamation. Speeches by Farinacci and Konoye. Yokohama: Italian Consulate. Kamakura: Buddhist shrines, and reception by Japanese movie stars at the studios. Kawana: Splendid scenic views of mountains and sea. Hakane: View of Mount Fuji. Takarazuka: Operetta performance, singing of Giovinezza at the theater; Japanese chorus girl saying: Vi ringraziamo con tutto il cuore (We thank you with all our hearts). Tea ceremony offered by Baron Okura. Party leaving Tokyo by train. Nagoya: Vestiges of feudal Japan; huge castle. Shima: Pearl fishing. Kyoto: Historical monuments. Down the Hozogawa: Party shown boating over the rapids of the Hozogawa River. Nara: Shrine and park, ceremonial bell ringing, feeding the deer. Osaka: Industrial plants at Osaka. Exhibition of sumo (Japanese wrestling). Fukuoko: Largest city of western Japan. Garden party. From Shimonoseki to Fuzan and Keijo (capital of Korea). Open-air gymnastic exhibit (children drilling with sticks). 24 April: Party shown leaving by train for Manchuria and North China. Harbin: Old Russian cathedral. White Russians among vast crowds welcoming the mission. Hsinking: Capital of Manchukuo. Bridges and railroad station. Palace of the Governor. Population: l,000,000. Buildings in modern style. Great Public manifestation. Nazi, Manchukuo, Japanese, Italian flags. Pigeons released. Celebration at night, fireworks. Darien: Visit to theGovernor. Youth of New Japan puts on a spectacle. Kendo: Large groups in armor and masks. Mission embarks for trip home.
Emperor Meiji
Emperor Meiji (明治天皇, Meiji-tennō, November 3, 1852 – July 30, 1912), or Meiji the Great (明治大帝, Meiji-taitei), was the 122nd Emperor of Japan according to the traditional order of succession, reigning from February 3, 1867 until his death on July 30, 1912. He presided over a time of rapid change in the Empire of Japan, as the nation quickly changed from a feudal state to a capitalist and imperial world power, characterized by Japan's industrial revolution.
At the time of his birth in 1852, Japan was an isolated, pre-industrial, feudal country dominated by the Tokugawa Shogunate and the daimyo, who ruled over the country's more than 250 decentralized domains. By the time of his death in 1912, Japan had undergone a political, social, and industrial revolution at home (See Meiji Restoration) and emerged as one of the great powers on the world stage. The New York Times summed up this transformation at his funeral in 1912, with the words: the contrast between that which preceded the funeral car and that which followed it was striking indeed. Before it went old Japan; after it came new Japan.
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