#the emperor's naked army marches on

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nobody makes documentaries of themselves beating up veterans anymore

[sixohsixoheightfourtwo]

@ the anon in my inbox earlier, if you're there - I was halfway into replying, tried to save the draft, & tumblr seems to have eaten it so here's a cut down version. It sounds like you're not expecting a serious answer & just messaged me to be like 'gotcha' so I'm sure this won't satisfy you, but here is one rec: 'The Emperor's Naked Army Marches On', a documentary from the 80s, kind of along the lines of 'The Act of Killing' and 'The Look of Silence' if you're familiar with those* (but a precursor obvs). here's a link to an Ebert piece about The Emperor's Naked Army Marches On. there are a couple more documentaries I've read about, not sure what else is out there. . And assuming you inboxed me bc of this post of twitter screenshots - u may like to know that Grave of the Fireflies is deeply critical of imperialist / nationalist patriotism.

If you want to make a point about Japan not facing up to its wartime atrocities .... literally say that...! you can . Say that. that's a major point that's worth making. but that's the answer to a different question.

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reiwa uprising (2019) dir. kazuo hara

[yazzydream]

List of Direct Pop Culture References in Season 1 of Jujutsu Kaisen

I kept trying to find a comprehensive list somewhere but couldn't. So, here's one for me.

Ninja Warrior and Mirko Cro Crop (Ep1)

Sasuke, or Ninja Warrior as it's known as in multiple incarnations, is a sports reality show in which competitors attempt to complete a four-stage obstacle course.

Mirko Cro Crop is the ring name of Croatian mixed martial artist and kickboxer Mirko Filipović. And yes, Sasaki-senpai does clarify that Mirko's not dead.

Jennifer Lawrence (Ep2)

This one is possibly the most infamous reference in JJK actually. Of course, Yuuji is referring to American actress, Jennifer Lawrence. Gege Akutami said in the fanbook Yuuji became her fan after seeing Silver Linings Playbook (2012).

Super Smash Bros. (Ep5)

When the second years first ask Nobara and Megumi to participate in the Kyoto School Goodwill Exchange Event, Nobara's first thought is a Smash Bros. tournament. She'll use Meteor Smash so you can't get back up. All the better if it's the Wii version.

Onita (Ep6)

When Yuuji first starts lamenting his lack of ability to use a Curse Technique, Gojo cuts in that Yuuji can use a power bomb. Because it's something Japanese wrestler Atsushi Onita (who is not a sorcerer as far as we know) can do anyway.

Shonen power techniques (Ep6 cont.)

Yuuji then proceeds to list several other abilities from other shonen series. The Spirit Gun from Yu Yu Hakusho, Bankai from Bleach, and Dodon Ray and Kamehameha from Dragon Ball.

Lord of the Rings (Ep7)

For his training on controlling Cursed Energy, Yuuji is made to watch a variety of movies. For the adaptation, the animators interpreted the cry for Sam as a scene from Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001).

Actually, in the manga, Akutami was referencing I Am Legend (2007). The movie stars Will Smith and his only companion, a dog named Sam, in the middle of a zombie apocalypse. Uh, things don't go well for the dog.

Gojo's other movies (Ch13)

Additionally, there were a few specific movies Akutami had in mind that wasn't carried over to the anime. (Though, honestly, some of these DVD covers in the anime look so familiar and detailed I suspect they are references to other movies. If anyone can identify any of them lmk!)

Anyway, here are the ones we know of in the manga!

Léon: The Professional (1994), The Descent (2005), The Host (2006), The Emperor's Naked Army Marches On (1967). And the movie that Gojo spoils about the super annoying heroine who dies spectacularly at the end is Deep Blue Sea (1999). And yes, if you squint and zoom you can see which dvd has the cover for what movie.

Oikawa Tōru (Ep9)

A blink and you'll miss it stand-in of someone that suspiciously looks like Oikawa Tōru from Haikyuu!!

Castaway (Ep11)

Yuuji makes Junpei laugh when the former unexpectedly recreates the scene from Cast Away (2000) when Tom Hanks' character loses his illusory best friend...

Neon Genesis Evangelion (Ep11, Juju Stroll)

This entire Juju Stroll is a parody of Neon Genesis Evangelion episode previews. With shots that are reminiscent of NGE and a dramatic and frantic voiceover. The standout shot to me was the one of Yaga sitting with his hands folded in front of him in classic Gendo Ikari fashion. They even had Yaga sitting over a burning camp stove just so they could get the orange glow reflecting off his glasses. Ha!

Luncheon on the Grass

The full convergence of all the characters was completed by episode 13 in the first opening. The idyllic scene is based off of Luncheon on the Grass (aka Le Déjeuner sur l'herbe) by Claude Monet. I like how Panda is in place of the dog.

I wonder if Todo being half naked here is further reference to the more scandalous, The Luncheon on the Grass, by Édouard Manet which is what Monet's own painting is a direct take on. (That painting depicts a nude woman sitting with two fully dressed gentlemen.) ...Or it could just be Todo being Todo.

Ichiro?! (Ep15)

Utahime, incensed, tells Gojo to respect his senpai! I'm a bit hesitant about this one, but it may be a reference to Ichiro Suzuki jokingly complaining about not being respected as a senpai during the 2009 World Baseball Classic celebration. Baseball is HUGE in Japan, and the celebration looks wild. It may be iconic enough that it can be casually mentioned and most Japanese would know what Yuuji was talking about. Also, considering the Jujutsu Koshien episode about to come up, it may've been foreshadowing. (Found here)

Sebastian Stan (Ep15, Juju Stroll)

Another famous American celebrity! When asked about her type in episode 15's Juju Stroll, Momo was drooling over a picture of Sebastian Stan. Stan is most well known for playing the Winter Soldier/Bucky Barnes in the MCU. I wonder why her answer didn't pass muster with Todo. Maybe she hadn't had the chance?

Pepper (Ep16)

Nobara, smack-talking to Momo, says the Kyoto school have their own "Pepper-kun" that she should turn into scrap. Mechamaru immediately knew she was referring to himself. 😆 Pepper is the semi-humanoid robot that SoftBank introduced at a conference in 2014.

Great Teacher Gojo (Ep18)

Great Teacher Onizuka, aka GTO, is a classic series about a former biker gang member becoming the best teacher to a class of problem children.

Boogie Woogie

Boogie-woogie is a genre of music, but Todo's Cursed Technique, "Boogie Woogie" is specifically a reference to boxer, Muhammad Ali, who was recorded playing boogie-woogie on camera. (Which ties into an even more extensive reference regarding his mentor. But I won't spoil it here for anime-onlys.) I dare say, Todo's attitude may be a bit Ali inspired too. Haha

Ma-kun of Tohoku (Ep21)

When up to bat during Jujutsu Koshien, Nobara says people call her "the Ma-kun of Tohoku" which... doesn't make sense, since Masahiro Tanaka (affectionately called "Ma-kun" by fans) is already a baseball player for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles. 😂

Additional trivia: JJK did a collab with the Rakuten Eagles in September of 2022.

Game of Life (Ep24)

And finally, we end the season with some of our villains playing The Game of Life board game. That spinner, colors, and design are pretty unmistakable. Something extra I spotted is that Choso already managed to get married!

*Edit: Had to include this link to officially licensed JJK Game of Life.

Aaand that's everything, I think. But let me know if I missed anything!

*Edit 7/23:

Gojo Satoru's Go Go Gojo! (Ep6)

The Juju Stroll at the end of episode 6 references the Igo/Go game series Hikaru no Go. At the end of Hikaru no Go episodes were post-episode segments called "Umezawa Yukari's Go Go Igo!"

Props to r/sofastsomaybe for pointing this out, because like a fool, I dismissed the Go reference as a coincidence.

Anne Sullivan, Helen Keller, and Inoki (Ep15)

During Todo's nichijo fantasy of himself and Yuuji, Todo quotes, "What fool thinks of defeat before even trying?" Incorrectly attributing the quote to something teacher Anne Sullivan said to disability activist, Helen Keller. Todo is actually paraphrasing pro-wrestler, mixed martial artist, Antonio Inoki. Who said, "What kind of idiot thinks about losing before [the match]?" during a pre-match interview.

Seishun Amigo (Ep15)

At the end of that same daydream, with tears and snot streaming down his face, Todo says, "'In our hometown we were invincible,' huh." (地元じゃ負けしらず) Which are a part of lyrics from the popular song, "Seishun Amigo" (青春アミーゴ) by Shūji to Akira. "Seishun" means "youth" and "amigo" of course being the Spanish word for "friend."

Amusingly, I found this JJK fan cover video of the song. Lyrics translation included.

The two references above were found thanks to Aki Tanaka.

Continued in this reblog chain.

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Bill Hader's Favorite 80s Movies

Thin Blue Line

Road Warrior

Blood Simple

Evil Dead 1&2

Raging Bull

Naked Gun

The Emperor’s Naked Army Marches On

The Hit

Raising Arizona

Crimes and Misdemeanors

Blue Velvet

Where is the Friends House

Pee Wee's Big Adventure

Midnight Run

Come and See

Do the Right Thing

My Neighbor Totoro

Die Hard

Paris, Texas

Streetwise

Robocop

Stand By Me

Spinal Tap

[anastpaul]

Laetare Sunday / The Fourth Sunday in Lent, St Joseph Novena, Santa Maria della Querce / Our Lady of the Oak, Tuscany, Italy (1467), Forty Martyrs of Sebaste and the Saints for 10 March

Laetare Sunday / The Fourth Sunday in Lent Forty Martyrs of Sebaste, Armenia (Died 320) – Forty Christian soldiers of the Thunderstruck Legion of the Imperial Roman army who were tortured and murdered for their faith during the persecutions of Emperor Licinius. They were exposed naked on a frozen pond to freeze to death at Sebaste, Armenia in 320 and their bodies afterward were burned.THE FULL…

[imnothinginparticular]

#finishedbooks Why I Make Documentaries by Soda Kazuhiro. I got this from @mattschaley on the set of the new Masahisa Fukase biopic who casually just said it was something he translated...such a good modest dude. Having never heard of Soda, I was curious about the book’s subtitle “On Observational Filmmaking’ that immediately conjures Fredrick Wiseman who I am quite the fan of. This entails just rolling the camera with no agenda, no narration, music, or titles and you get the sense from Soda’s refreshingly personal type of writing that he is working out his process through writing the book. It specifically follows a film festival invitation in Korea that he was hesitant about being on such short notice. And we basically follow him work out his methodology in fitting the loose festival theme. Everything from, “hmmm can I actually do this?” to the moment of discovery once you do, he really humanly expresses. I loved the vulnerability he shows through his writing. In addition to Wiseman he points out Kazuo Hara's uniquely brilliant documentary "Emperor's Naked Army Marches On" that follows a WWII soldier trying to understand the fate of his comrades that were found to have been wrongly executed and cannibalized by their officers. He achieves this confession through some other means much akin to later film, "The Act of Killing." But perhaps the most similarly Japanese documentary in his style that he doesn't mention to me would be Noriaki Tsuchimoto's "Minamata (1971)" that has this unforgettable purely observational scene of a Japanese woman just screaming her heart for quite a long time uncut at the corporate tribunal denying involvement of the disease that killed her family. The stark realism contrasted differently from what would be more known, especially to photographers, in W. Eugene Smith's photo essay of the same name. But again big shout out to Matt for the book who did an amazing job on the translation.

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Cultural History

The Meiji Restoration marked Japan's rapid modernization and Westernization, significantly altering how Japanese people perceived themselves and foreign cultures. Initially, Japan had been isolated from the West, leading to a sense of cultural superiority. The Restoration prompted a shift toward admiration for Western technology and governance, fostering a desire to engage with and learn from foreign nations. This period led to the emergence of a national identity that combined traditional Japanese values with Western influences. The government promoted a sense of unity and nationalism, encouraging citizens to embrace both modernity and heritage. The educational system was reformed to reflect Western models, impacting expectations for individual achievement and social mobility.

The Second Sino-Japanese War had profound effects on Japanese perceptions of China and vice versa. The conflict fostered animosity and stereotypes that persist today, contributing to a complex and often strained relationship between the two nations. For many Japanese, the war was framed as a struggle for resources and regional dominance, impacting how they viewed their historical actions in Asia. This war shaped the narrative of militarism in Japan and influenced post-war pacifism. After World War II, the trauma of conflict and defeat led to a collective reevaluation of national identity, resulting in a commitment to peace and a pacifist constitution. Contemporary cultural values emphasize harmony and cooperation, contrasting sharply with the militaristic attitudes of the pre-war period.

The Fukushima disaster dramatically shifted public perception of nuclear energy and safety. Prior to the disaster, Japan had a favorable view of nuclear power as a clean energy source. The catastrophe led to widespread fear and skepticism about nuclear energy, impacting Japan's relationships with other countries involved in nuclear technology. The disaster prompted a national introspection about technological reliance, environmental responsibility, and disaster preparedness. It led to increased advocacy for renewable energy sources and a shift in societal expectations regarding government transparency and safety regulations. This event has reshaped Japanese identity, emphasizing resilience and community in the face of crisis.

The documentary "The Emperor's Naked Army Marches On" (1987) explores Japan's post-World War II identity through a former soldier, Kenzō Okuzaki, he confronts fellow veterans about their actions during the war. It provides a look into the moral complexities of war and the lingering effects on Japanese society. 

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7/4

Blind Willow Sleeping Woman The Distinguished Gentleman The Emperor's Naked Army Marches On (Blu Ray only) Fire Down Below Firewall Flight Of The Phoenix Forever Young A Good Year Goodbye, Dragon Inn (Blu Ray) Hard To Kill Marked For Death Metro Money Train National Security A New Old Play (Blu Ray only) The Perfect Score The Saragossa Manuscript Speaking Parts (Blu Ray only) Undisputed Two For The Money

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「ゆきゆきて神軍」The Emperor's Naked Army Marches On Directed by Kazuo Hara • 1987 • Japan

戦争という名の国家が指導する暴力に翻弄された日本人。国家と暴力について、考えさせられる。奥崎謙三という名の暴力装置は、本人が正義と思っているだけで、決して正しいことだとは言い難い。天皇は、なんの責任もとっていない。彼が言っていることは正しい。けれど、日本の戦後というものは、そのことを避け続けてきた。彼だけを責められるのか。彼を笑いの対象にしてしまってよいのだろうか。あの戦争で、４００万人が餓死した。劇中にも出てくるけれど、ニューギニアの森の中で、上司が部下を銃殺して、その肉を喰っていた。今で言うパワハラなのだろうけれど、次元が違いすぎてひいた。人間、追い込まれると誰でもそうなってしまうのだろう。ウィリアムゴールドウィンの蝿の王の世界。戦争が終わって、そのパンドラを開けようとする奥崎。誰も、真実を語ろうとしない。彼らだけじゃない、みんなおじいちゃんたちは、口を閉ざした。殺したり、焼いたり、強姦したことを今更、はい、やりましたと誰も言えなかっただろう。上官の息子を銃撃した後、刑務所にぶち込まれ、服役後、アダルトビデオに出演してしまった奥崎謙三という男と黙り続けたおじいちゃんたちの戦後とはいったいなんだったのだろうか。

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I was tagged by @annabelle4 for a little get-to-know-me game :)

Last song I listened to: The Only Time by NIN, lol.

Currently reading: Aw crap, I haven't read a proper novel in a while... Last I read was Etidorhpa by John Uri Lloyd. (Does Elden Ring: the Road to the Erdtree count? lmao)

Currently watching: I haven't watched a TV series in so long, but the most recent film I watched was The Emperor's Naked Army Marches On by Kazuo Hara.

Current obsession: Some wolf-headed idiot from the game Elden Ring. What was his name... Lobo? Loup? Ōkami? Vargr? Something stupid like that.

Who to tag.... I'm supposed to tag 9 people, but the only person I can think of is @amygobrrr. It's the rule of elijah....... the jah-rule, if yuo will,

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The Emperor's Naked Army Marches On

[audiemurphy1945]

The Emperor's Naked Army Marches On(1987)

[shiningwizard]

The Emperor’s Naked Army Marches On (Hara Kazuo, 1987)

Apart from Okuzaki as a documentary subject: the camera as presence, questioned as to why it's not intervening; and the wives of these men off to the side sitting, waiting. Ghost topology of war wounds and atrocity, dormant to all, either unknowingly or selectively, until this headstrong, inconvenient force arrives and surfaces all in the living room, wedding chapel, celebration, street, city or country you're standing in.

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[anastpaul]

Friday of the Second Week in Lent - FAST and ABSTINENCE, Forty Martyrs of Sebaste, Santa Maria della Querce / Our Lady of the Oak, Tuscany, Italy (1467) and Memorials of the Saints - 10 March

Friday of the Second Week in Lent – FAST and ABSTINENCE Forty Martyrs of Sebaste, Armenia (Died 320) – Forty Christian soldiers of the Thunderstruck Legion of the Imperial Roman army who were tortured and murdered for their faith during the persecutions of Emperor Licinius. They were exposed naked on a frozen pond to freeze to death at Sebaste, Armenia in 320 and their bodies afterward were…