Sonno Joi
For nearly 300 years, Japan had been hermetically sealed to the outside world. When, in that pivotal year of 1854, the American Admiral Perry took the direct approach that the Dutch had been unwilling to take, the ruling Shogun knew that the dynasty was over. As the shogun began to open up to the outside world, the Sonno Joi movement called for this to be reversed...
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| Original Title | 建国史 尊王攘夷 |
| Year | 1927 |
| Country | Japan |
| Director | Tomiyasu Ikeda |
| Rating | TMDB: 4.5/10 (1 votes) |
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The film constructs a historical narrative centered on a profound political crisis, relying on the clash between conservative forces and the inevitable tide of change. It explores how external pressure fractures centuries of tradition, turning ideology into a weapon for defining a nation's path.
What lingers after viewing is the palpable tension of an era on the brink, where every diplomatic concession deepens an internal rift. The experience is that of witnessing the tumultuous birth pangs of a modern state — MovieFinder Editorial
Director: Tomiyasu Ikeda
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