Imperial Screen: Japanese Film Culture in the Fifteen Years War,

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Exploring the intersection of cinema and state propaganda, this work examines how Japanese filmmakers collaborated with officials to create films that bolstered the war effort during the late 1920s through World War II. It offers an in-depth analysis of "national policy" films, linking their artistic elements to the broader cultural and political landscape of wartime Japan. Peter B. High reveals the complexities faced by artists in a totalitarian regime, providing a comprehensive survey of this pivotal era in Japanese cultural history.