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 MOTION PICTURES

1. The following documentary pictures were produced and released in this period, under the aegis of CIE:


 * a. Who Drove the People to War? Produced by Riken, released 16 May 1946 to an estimated audience of 1,000,000. This two-reel short subject documentary recounts chronologically the story of intrigues and episodes which led the Japanese people into war.


 * b. Tokyo Trial Series No. 1, produced by Nippon, released 16 May 1946 to an estimated audience of 1,800,000. This one-reel short subject documentary, highlights the infamy later to be exposed in the war trials.

2. The following feature pictures were produced with the advice and guidance of CIE:


 * a. Who Is a War Criminal? Produced by Daiei Company, released 27 December 1945 to an estimated audience of 3,000,000. Story: A courageous politician opposes the war and bravely refuses to change his views despite oppression by militarists.


 * b. The Comedy Has Ended, produced by Shochiku Company, released 10 January 1946 to an estimated audience of 3,500,000. Story: A satire directed at Japanese wartime bureaucracy and militaristic tyranny.


 * c. Life's Album, produced by Shochiku Company, released 18 January 1946 to an estimated audience of 3,000,000. Story: A satire concerning an opportunistic wartime racketeer and contrasting his postwar activities with those of his employees who are sincerely trying to rebuild Japan.


 * d. Dawn of the Osone Family, produced by Shochiku Company, released 21 February 1946 to an estimated audience of 4,000,000. Story: A drama concerning a peace-loving family which loses its freedom because of the rise of militarism but is liberated from tyranny on the day of surrender. This picture was selected for third prize in the 1946 "Motion Picture Concours".


 * e. Public Enemy No. 1, produced by Toho Company, released 24 April 1946 to an estimated audience of 2,000,000. Story: A drama concerning a Japanese opposed to the war and depicting the evils of the militarists and the Zaibatsu.