Japan 1945: voices from a shattered land | PURE WW2

1945: Japan stood on the brink of collapse. Its society is shattered, exhausted, and starving. Nine million people were left without a home, and the nation faced an unprecedented humanitarian crisis. When peace was signed on September 2nd, 1945, six million Japanese civilians and soldiers were still scattered across Asia. Their repatriation would take more than a decade — some who left in 1932 would not return until 1955. Seven survivors, who made their way back during the 1940s and 1950s, share their intimate, deeply moving testimonies of return, loss, and the long, fragile path toward rebuilding a nation. Title : Le Japon sous les décombre Directed by : Serge Viallet Production : Point du Jour (2005) #japan #usa #ww2 #ww2rebuilder #Japan1945 #historydocumentary #freedocumentary #PostWarJapan #douglasmacarthur #hirohito #hiroshimanagasaki