Watch The Forgotten Imperial Army (1963) Online

Oshima exposes the fact that many wounded soldiers cannot receive compensation from the Japanese government because of their Korean nationality, while questioning if this is a just way for the Japanese to act. The documentary uses TV to problematize the apathy of the Japanese people. According to Oshima’s 'The Idea of Evil and Cruelty' and Sato Tadao’s 'History of Japanese Documentary Film', the actual situation was much more serious and harsher than the documentary depicts. Read More

Watch The Forgotten Imperial Army online. Featuring Hōsei Komatsu, The Forgotten Imperial Army is classified as Documentary and TV Movie genre movie with an average rating across the web of 6.5. It is available for streaming online in the USA The movie was released on 1963. The Forgotten Imperial Army was directed by Nagisa Ōshima. Read Less