
Episode 441 - The Dreamer
History of Japan
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The Wind Rises by Miazaki Hio
The film was condemned as a right wing film in south korea because it seemed to position japan as the primary victim of the war. But this sort of thinking about the war is not unique to meazaki, again, it's pretty standard for people of his generation. I'd unhesitatingly put miazaki up as one of the titans of the japanese film industry. And just like kurasaa and ozo, part of appreciating his work is the sheer aesthetic beauty of it.
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