The 20th Century on Film

Starting with Tolstoy, the first master to be documented in moving images, the Jazz Age that blossomed in 1920s America, Hollywood, the movie capital built by Jewish immigrants, Picasso and Chaplin who continued to resist the Nazis, and the Beatles and Bob Dylan who whipped the postwar baby boom generation into a frenzy. The film also traces the 20th century through footage of David Bowie's legendary live performances, which led to the fall of the Berlin Wall. Rare footage of Anne Frank also makes an appearance.

This gorgeous edition combines two "The 20th Century on Film", the old and the new. The Wright Brothers, who developed military aircraft shortly after they succeeded in the world's first manned flight; Von Braun, who succeeded in the U.S. Apollo program with the ballistic missile technology he developed under the Nazis; and Dr. Oppenheimer, who was responsible for the Manhattan Project and created the atomic bomb but opposed the development of the hydrogen bomb after the war. The film depicts the fateful relationship between scientists and war.

In the 20th century, women fought for freedom, love, and pride. Coco Chanel freed women from corsets with her innovative fashion in Paris during World War II. Helen Keller, active in the women's suffrage movement, was monitored by the FBI. Marilyn Monroe, who went to Japan on her honeymoon under orders from the U.S. military. Jacqueline Kennedy, who was sworn in as president-elect wearing a suit stained with her husband's blood.

This episode focuses on the little-known aspects of heroes. Lindbergh, the "Hero of the Skies," was hounded by the masses by the media on a daily basis and even had his son kidnapped. Rommel, the German general who was feared as the "Desert Fox" and admired even by Churchill, the prime minister of the enemy country. Che Guevara, who fought against the major powers and traveled around the world, including to Japan, in an effort to make Cuba independent. Muhammad Ali, who fought against discrimination against blacks and continued to fight outside the ring by refusing to be drafted.

In his later years, oil tycoon Rockefeller hired a cameraman to restore his public image through film. The Rockefellers, Rothschilds, Morgans, Du Ponts, and other giant conglomerates prospered through the Depression and World War II, but their secret private films reveal their true faces as they struggled with conflicts with the public. After the war, new conglomerates emerged, including the hotel magnate Hilton and the shipping magnate Onassis.

Chandra Bose, who betrayed Gandhi and colluded with the Nazis for Indian independence; Last Emperor Puyi, who was defeated in his ambition to revive the Qing Dynasty and ended up living as a prisoner; Kim Il-sung of North Korea, who was revered by people around the world through the fiction of "Paradise on Earth"; and Bruce Lee, who died suddenly and without seeing the hit movie "Enter the Dragon."

The film depicts the challengers who pioneered the frontiers of humanity. Mallory, who attempted the first ascent of Mount Everest; Porsche, who developed the world's fastest supercar; Piccard, who took on the challenge of deep-sea exploration; Owens, the black athlete who won four Olympic titles; Kokichi Tsuburaya, the marathoner who became a national hero but tragically died; Gagarin, the first human astronaut in space, and Armstrong, the first man to land on the moon.

Depicts the other side of the American ideal of a superpower. Hoover, the first director of the FBI, feared by presidents for his secret files; Hearst, the newspaper magnate who stirred up war with fake news; the Kennedy assassination, still the subject of conspiracy theories; the Vietnam War, where television coverage revealed the hidden reality of the battlefield; and the White House audio tapes, which exposed presidential lies. The Vietnam War, where television coverage revealed hidden battlefields; and the Watergate scandal, where audio tapes installed in the White House exposed the president's lies. This is another story of a free country shrouded in secrets and lies.

The true faces of the three dictators who terrorized the world. Mussolini of Italy, who created fascism and set out to revive the "Roman Empire." He was praised as a great leader who gathered the support of the masses who had lost hope in democracy. Mussolini's admirer was Germany's Hitler. It is said that when Hitler met Mussolini for the first time, he burst into tears. The hatred between the two dictators resulted in the deaths of 40 million people.

Robert Capa, a war photographer who filmed refugees during the Spanish Civil War, was actually a Jewish refugee. Einstein, a Jewish scientist persecuted by the Nazis, was asked to become the first president of Israel, but he refused. He refused because he wanted to create a nation that would live in harmony with Arabs. Photographer Kyouichi Sawada shocked the world with his "Escape to Safety," in which he photographed Vietnamese refugees. What beautiful episodes he left behind with the families he filmed...

The upheavals of the 20th century began in the cities. Eiffel, the architectural engineer who took on the challenge of building the largest tower in history in the face of opposition from the citizens of Paris. The architect Speer, who was entrusted by Hitler with the Germania project to make Berlin the capital of the world. Trump, the real estate tycoon who took advantage of the Japanese money that flooded into New York during the bubble economy to acquire the Empire State Building. The East German press secretary's gaffe that led to the fall of the Berlin Wall and the decision of the man in charge of the checkpoint. The film depicts the fates of three cities at the mercy of history.

In 1932, Chaplin arrived in Japan and was scheduled to meet with Prime Minister Inukai. On the day of the meeting, however, young officers stormed the prime minister's official residence and took his life. It was the May 15 Incident. The king of comedy saw a Japan that was moving toward militarism by taking the life of the prime minister. The story includes Fumimaro Konoe, the duke prime minister who lost control of the military and paved the way for war; Hideki Tojo, the military prime minister who dyed Japan with his mentalism; Shigeru Yoshida, the one-man prime minister who achieved peace and independence; and Nobusuke Kishi, who put his political life on the line for the Security Treaty revision.

The "Miracle of Dunkirk" in which 300,000 Allied troops, surrounded by German troops, succeeded in escaping. The "Pearl Harbor Attack" by the Imperial Japanese Navy, which changed the history of naval battles with a surprise attack by an aircraft carrier group. "The Battle of Midway," in which past successes led to a disastrous defeat. The "Battle of Normandy," in which a fateful change in the weather determined the outcome. The Korean War," in which the odds of victory were said to be 5,000 to 1, reversed by MacArthur's surprise attack. These are extreme stories that unfolded on the battlefield. These are the fateful moments that moved history.

What was the spectacular end of Bonnie and Clyde, the robbery murderers who became the model for the movie?　What was the decision made by King Edward VIII of England for his forbidden love with a married woman?　What is the extraordinary love of Nazi propaganda minister Goebbels and his wife Magda for Hitler?　What is the truth about the Cinderella story of actress Grace Kelly and the Grand Duke of Monaco?　What is the story of Elton John's struggle to usher in a new era for sexual minorities?　This film depicts the love story that unfolded behind the scenes of history.　

Two million people cleaned up the city under the name of "Beautification of the Metropolis is one of the Olympics games." The secret plan to construct the Metropolitan Expressway in a capital city with a high concentration of buildings. The "ghost chimneys" loved by the downtown area. The Shinkansen bullet train was born from the reflection of the development of the Kamikaze aircraft. The best hotel in the East, completed in just 18 months. The torch relay that ran through the battlefields of the Pacific War. The intense training of the "Witch of the Orient," which won the Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival. Another story that was not depicted in the drama "Idaten." The truth of the age of dreams and hopes is portrayed through excavated images.

The "Festival of Peace" has had a history full of scars. The program traces its turbulent history, including frequent cancellations due to war, Hitler's propaganda, and boycott battles between the East and West during the Cold War. The Olympic Games have been at the center of wars and politics. The Olympic Games were cancelled for the first time after World War I. The Berlin Games were called "Hitler's Olympics." The 1940 Tokyo Olympics ended in a mirage, and the Games were cancelled for 12 years after World War II. During the Cold War, the West boycotted the Moscow Games in protest against the invasion of Afghanistan, and the East boycotted the Los Angeles Games in retaliation. The film depicts the turbulent events of the "Festival of Peace.

This documentary takes a look behind the scenes at the crises that humanity faced in the 20th century and shook the world. The Spanish flu, the Great Depression, the Cuban Missile Crisis, the Chernobyl nuclear accident, and the stories of people who confronted unprecedented crises. The Spanish Flu, which spread around the world on the backs of World War I soldiers and killed more than 40 million people; the Great Depression, which left more than 50 million workers jobless and forced the liberal economy to redistribute wealth; the Cuban Missile Crisis, which averted all-out nuclear war when U.S. and Soviet military personnel on the ground refused orders to launch nuclear warheads; the Chernobyl nuclear power plant accident, in which 800,000 workers built a huge sarcophagus in the midst of radiation to stop the spread of damage. This is a story of people who stood up to an unprecedented crisis.

The story of the elite who devoted their lives to Hitler. Goebbels, who brainwashed the people with propaganda; Goering, who occupied Europe with his military might; and Himmler, the perpetrator of the Holocaust and SS Commissioner General. Hitler's madness became a reality at the hands of his close associates. Goebbels, the Minister of Propaganda, who controlled all media and created a propaganda state. The SS Obergruppenführer Himmler, who carried out the Holocaust with a ruthless and cruel plan based on puritanism. Each one of them was an ordinary human being. Why did they carry out their madness without question? And why were the German people also obsessed with madness? The birth and downfall of the Nazis, as told through excavated footage. This is a shocking story.

Tokyo overcame two devastating air raids and the Great Kanto Earthquake with the passion of countless people, including Eiichi Shibusawa, and came back to life like a phoenix. This film depicts 150 years of destruction and creation through excavated images. Rare footage of the Great Kanto Earthquake amidst the burning city, and high-definition films of the Occupation Forces showing the expressions of relief on the faces of those who survived the Tokyo Air Raid. The newly discovered footage vividly records the expressions on the faces of people trying to recover from the two devastations. The film depicts 150 years of destruction and creation in Tokyo, a huge city that overcame destruction and was reborn like a phoenix thanks to the passion of Eiichi Shibusawa, the "father of Japanese capitalism," and other famous and unknown people.

One hundred years have passed since the founding of the Communist Party of China. This film depicts the blood and tears of the "revolution" through excavated footage. Color footage taken by a cameraman dispatched by the Soviet Union shows Mao Zedong attending the founding ceremony at Tiananmen Square in vivid colors. Tiananmen Square has been the stage for a hundred years of upheaval. The portrait of Sun Yat-sen, the father of the revolution, was raised, and at the end of the war, the Japanese surrender ceremony was held with 200,000 people watching. During the Cultural Revolution, it was filled with the frenzy of runaway youth. And in the Tiananmen Square incident, it was stained with the blood of young people shouting for democracy.

Eighty years after the outbreak of war, while propaganda reports continued to show "victory" on the front lines, the camera captured the everyday life of the war effort in detail. From enthusiasm to despair, 1347 days of life after the guns are depicted in this excavated footage. The Pacific War is approaching its 80th anniversary. While propaganda reports continued to show the "victory" of the front lines, the camera clearly captured everyday life during the war. A woman sending a photo of herself to a soldier in the war zone in a comfort bag, children called "Sho-kokumin" living in evacuation camps for school children, students' tattered boots in the rainy Jingu Gaien Garden as they go off to battle, and people from the south bowing repeatedly to the new Japanese rulers. From frenzy to despair, this film depicts life after the guns for 1,347 days, not on the battlefield, through excavated footage.