How War times affected Japanese Cinema War time had a significant impact on movie making in Japan. During WWII, the Japanese government heavily censored films and controlled the content to promote nationalistic propaganda and support the war effort. They were required to produce films that promoted nationalism and loyalty. The themes of Japanese films during this period were focused on the glorification of the military, the sacrifices made by Japanese soldiers and also used films as means of propaganda, with messages promoting the idea of Japanese superiority. These movies were designed to promote a sense of unity and patriotism among the Japanese people, and to portray the enemy (primarily the United States) as brutal and inhumane. Even after the war, the Japanese government imposed subtle censorship on films that explored into the bombings. The most prominent distribution companies were pressurized on either not releasing the film or to relegate them to poor suburba...