preface
On August 15, 1945, after Japan's defeat, U.S. President Harry S. Truman sent MacArthur to Japan to oversee all U.S. military affairs in Japan as commander-in-chief of allied forces in Japan.
In order to curry favor with the commander sent by the United States, Emperor Hirohito of Japan specially dedicated Setsuko Hara, the "Showa goddess" who was popular in Japan.
When MacArthur first saw Hara Setsuko, he was attracted by her beauty and completely fell. When MacArthur was dismissed by the U.S. military and returned to the United States, he never had anything to do with this "goddess" from then on.
The "Showa Goddess", on the other hand, never married, died of illness at the age of 95.
So, why is Hara Setsuko called the "Showa Goddess"? Why did she never marry?
Film and television flowers, the first appearance of sharp edges
This matter also needs to start from the original festival into the film and television career.
On June 14, 1920, Setsuko Hara was born into an ordinary family in Yokohama, Japan, and she was the youngest child in the family. She also has two older brothers and four older sisters above her, and her presence makes the already poor family worse.
Setsuko Hara loves to read, but because of family reasons, her parents asked her to drop out of school and go out to work. In middle school, Setsuko Hara came to work in a factory under the introduction of her brother.
Until one day, when her sister brought her lover to the house, Hara Setsuko was caught in the eye by her brother-in-law Kumagaya Hisako, who was working in the studio at the time, and Hara Setsuko then began to enter the film and television circle.
In 1935, Hara Appeared on the screen for the first time, participating in the film "Young People Don't Hesitate". Since she did not yet have a stage name when she first debuted, she used her role name in the film "Setsuko" as her stage name.
When Setsuko Hara was 16 years old, under the arrangement of her brother-in-law, she came into contact with one of the most famous directors in Japan at that time, Sadao Yamanaka, and then starred in "Hanoi Yama Munakata" and entered people's vision.
It was this film that made her seen by other directors in Japan, who were amazed at how a 16-year-old girl could have such amazing talent.
During the filming of this film, a director of a German mountaineering film came to Japan to participate in the recording of an audio film, and happened to meet Hara Setsuko on the set. The director was first attracted by Hara Setsuko's beauty, he stopped to watch Hara Setsuko's performance, and then he was amazed by her acting talent, and finalized the project with Hara Setsuko on the spot.
On November 30, 1937, several of Hara's works were appreciated by the Toho Film Company (the predecessor of Toho Corporation), and under the discussion of the two sides, Hara Setsuko moved to this company. Under the leadership of the company's personnel, Yuan Jiezi has been exposed to many excellent film and television resources, and his reputation in the film and television industry is getting bigger and bigger.
During the Pacific War, Hara Participated in many anti-war film and television dramas to comfort soldiers after the defeat. She created a strong and independent new female character, becoming the representative of Japan's new post-war women and becoming Japan's "Showa Goddess".
In the film "Precious Virginity", Setsuko Hara plays a female mill worker who was persecuted and insulted during the war, which is a sensation and sets a new era in the Japanese film and television industry. For the current era, the original festival is the new little flower of that era, with unlimited conditions in the film and television industry, and the future is unlimited.
"Peace" for the country, become a "lover"
MacArthur's dealings with Japan date back to pearl harbor in 1941, when the Japanese army launched a strong offensive southward on Southeast Asia, a battle that the Japanese had been planning for a long time and had long been prepared.
As the commander-in-chief of the U.S. Army at the time, MacArthur followed orders from his superiors to fight the Japanese in the American colony of the Philippines. Due to the disparity in strength between the two sides at that time, coupled with the successive defeats of other allies, MacArthur could not get corresponding support here, and MacArthur was defeated in this battle.
In fact, an important reason for the defeat of this battle stemmed from MacArthur's misjudgment and mishandling. As a result, the American soldiers stationed in the Philippines were bombed by the enemy, and most of the fighters were destroyed, unable to perform air defenses and difficult to resist the Japanese attack.
Subsequently, in a fit of rage, he returned to his hometown without a face, and it was difficult to face the soldiers who died in battle, so he prepared to commit suicide with the pistol he carried with him. But just then, he received a call from the president and General Marshall, and in desperation led the remaining soldiers to retreat.
It was the defeat of this campaign that made MacArthur have a great hatred for the Japanese army.
MacArthur was an American politician and a military scientist, he came from a military family, his father was a well-known general in the United States, he grew up in the military camp, was influenced by the environment, and aspired to become a successful soldier.
Before this battle, MacArthur never said defeat, his life has been smooth, and his military status in the United States is also very high. Therefore, his personality is very arrogant, and it can even be called arrogant.
This defeat was a great insult to him. For him, Japan was a fledgling country and should be his defeated general. Even, it should not have been worth mentioning to him.
In 1945, MacArthur had become a five-star general in the U.S. Army, and this time he made a comeback and led his soldiers to capture Manila and occupy the Bataan Peninsula.
On August 15, 1945, when Japan surrendered after defeat, MacArthur attended the surrender ceremony as a representative of the Allies, signed an agreement with the defeated Japanese army, and then came to Japan.
In order to avoid Japan becoming a threat to the world, the United States specially sent MacArthur to the United States to take charge of the United States' military occupation and reconstruction of Japan and to carry out a comprehensive transformation of Japan.
MacArthur had a grudge against the Japanese army for a long time, and this time he came to Japan as a representative of the United States and would surely retaliate. For this reason, the Emperor of Japan immediately consulted with his loyal subjects on countermeasures and finally decided to sacrifice Hara Setsuko.
During this period, with her superb acting skills and the beauty of the city, Hara Setsuko has become a leader in the Japanese film and television industry, and is the perfect and sacred "Showa Goddess" in the hearts of the Japanese.
Showa is the era name of Japan decades after World War II, and it is said that the word "Showa" originates from a poem in the mainland, "The sun rises and rises, and the harmony is formed".
After receiving the news from the Japanese emperor, Hara Didn't have any waves on her face, and she knew that according to the current situation, her decision was crucial, and in any case it was her duty as a Japanese.
Therefore, she acceded to the emperor's request and began plotting to "lure" MacArthur. From her first meeting with MacArthur to their relationship, she made elaborate plans. For this "peace kiss", she set herself up as a well-read and understanding female figure.
The next day, after dressing up, Setsuko Hara followed the Emperor of Japan to MacArthur's side.
At the first sight of Hara Setsuko, MacArthur was attracted by Hara Setsuko's beauty. Looking at her smile, MacArthur fell into the trap of the "beauty plan" designed by the Japanese emperor.
But MacArthur could not make public his relationship with Hara Setsuko, on the one hand, he had a wife and a son in the United States, and he would never allow Hara Setsuko to destroy his original family because of his existence. On the other hand, he clearly understood that he had come to Japan on a mission, and he could not let the American side know about the situation here.
The 60-year-old MacArthur is emotional in the face of the 20-year-old Hara Jiezi, who cannot control his sanity and falls into the gentle trap designed by the original Jiezi step by step.
Reason and emotion, the "beauty plan" works
MacArthur was influenced by Setsuko Hara, alleviating his hatred of Japan. On the one hand, he suppressed Japan, and on the other hand, he promoted the development of Japan.
After MacArthur came to Japan, he first attacked the Japanese chaebols and adopted a strategic monopoly of the chaebols, for which he promulgated the "Prohibition of The Concentration of Economic Power" Law. In the beginning, this method did indeed work, reducing the economic income of the chaebols.
However, this policy also has corresponding drawbacks, it has greatly strengthened the cooperation of interests between Japanese chaebols, and has not substantially reduced Japan's finances. It even contributed to the situation, providing a new path for Japan's rapid economic development after that.
These chaebols set their sights on education, ostensibly "recuperating", out of charitable donations, but in fact looking for future agents, instilling talents in the Japanese economy, cultivating political talents, and leading the development of the chaebols' industries.
On the issue of Land in Japan, MacArthur led Japan to emulate the socialist camp and carry out "land reform" in Japan. He used the army as a backstop to lead Japan to complete a relatively thorough reform, which indirectly helped the birth and rise of Japan's emerging farm class, so that the Japanese poor had a certain amount of private property and land, and could freely participate in agricultural production and labor.
The measures formulated by MacArthur greatly improved the lives of the Japanese people and promoted the development of Japan. The Japanese people gradually eliminated malice toward the jurisdiction of the United States, and without touching the interests of the Japanese people, they strengthened their good feelings for the United States and even became dependent on the United States.
The rise of a new type of peasant class in Japan has greatly increased Japan's agricultural self-sufficiency rate, provided a broad market for Japan, and promoted the development of the Japanese economy. (When MacArthur returned to the United States, the Japanese came specifically to bid farewell.) ）
On the other hand, although MacArthur promoted Japan's post-war development, it was full of strong repression in the process of transformation.
The main purpose of MacArthur's postwar transformation of Japan was to use Japan and transform it into a loyal vassal state, not to promote Japan's development.
The United States dominated democratization after the war, suppressing the constitutional monarchy in Japan's Imperial Constitution of Japan, as well as reactionary theocracy and feudal forces, including the Japanese emperor. This move caused the dissatisfaction of many Japanese people, who took to the streets to express strong protests against MacArthur's decision.
In February 1947, during the "Two-One General Strike," MacArthur arrested and imprisoned all those who protested on the streets, as well as those who were skeptical and opposed to U.S. policy.
In addition, in accordance with the principle of de-militarization, MacArthur disbanded the Japanese military, abolished the strategic armed forces, and retained only a small number of police to maintain law and order, so that Japan lost the initiative to launch war. (However, as China grew, the United States dispelled this reform policy and changed Japan into a strategic bridgehead for East Asia, helping them establish the Japanese Self-Defense Forces (i.e., the army).) ）
In 1951, on the Korean battlefield, MacArthur privately announced that he would "use nuclear weapons when necessary" to anger the U.S. military and political community, and then U.S. President Harry S. Truman removed MacArthur from office. When MacArthur received the news, he left Japan and returned to the United States.
Since then, there has been no connection between MacArthur and Hara Setsuko, and Hara Setsuko's life has returned to its former calm.
He never married for life and died of illness
After MacArthur left, Hara Setsuko's deeds of "peace and affinity" for the country made the Japanese people look at her with admiration, and people admired her courage and courage.
At this time, Hara Waseko was only about 30 years old, the second half of her life was still very long, and her future was bright. However, what puzzled the Japanese people was that soon after, Setsuko Hara disappeared from their field of vision, quit her acting career, and even she never married, living alone in a remote cottage in her later years, and finally died quietly.
In addition to having a relationship with MacArthur in her life, Hara Also has an unforgettable and sincere relationship with Japanese director Ozu Jiro. They are not lovers, because neither of them has ever announced their relationship with each other, but in the eyes of outsiders, the two of them are very compatible, and they are talented and feminine.
Hara's acting career in Japan can be divided into two stages, one before meeting Ozu Jiro and the other after meeting him. The two were married because of Hara Setsuko's early appearance in "Hanoi Mountain Zongjun".
Sadao Yamanaka was the director of the film at the time, and he was also a good friend of Ozu Jiro, and the relationship between the two can be said to be a life-and-death relationship. From the two enlisted in the army together, to serving as directors together, entering the film and television circle, they are each other's most sincere friends and the most cherished confidants in each other's lives.
Due to an accident, Yamanaka Sadao fell ill and died, and Ozu Jiro discovered the name of Hara Setsuko while reading his diary. In the diary, Yamanaka praised Hara Setsuko and attached great importance to Hara Setsuko's development in the domestic film and television industry.
Perhaps to fulfill his friend's wish in the diary, or perhaps Ozu Jiro was deeply attracted to her performance after learning about Hara Setsuko. In the second half of Hara's career, Ozu Jiro specially created a famous role for Hara Setsuko, so that Hara Setsuko has achieved many achievements in Japanese film and television, becoming a dazzling planet in the Japanese film and television industry.
And Ozu Jiro is also very special to Hara Setsuko, she values her feelings with Ozu Jiro, and even she quit the film and television circle, part of the reason is from Ozu Jiro.
In terms of film and television cooperation, the two of them have created many famous roles in Japan, such as "Tokyo Story", "Autumn Day", "Late Spring" and other works, which are all characters specially created for Ozu Jiro according to Hara Setsuko at different ages.
In life, the intriguing emotional atmosphere of the two of them in the interview made fans cry out loudly and go crazy for it.
However, in 1952, After starring in Tokyo Lovers, Hara gradually faded out of the film and television industry.
In 1963, at OzuJiro's funeral, Setsuko Hara appeared in public view, which was the last time she appeared on screen. At the funeral, Hara Didn't sign her name with her stage name, but signed her real name with Aida Changjiang on the list. Hara slowly came to the funeral and kept vigil for Ozu Jiro. Subsequently, at an event, she officially announced her withdrawal from show business.
When the news of Hara Setsuko appeared again in Japanese newspapers and television screens, it was two months after Hara Setsuko's death, and the report was published: "The beauty has passed away", and 95-year-old Hara Setsuko suffered from pneumonia and unfortunately died.
The two sides of the character
In terms of film and television, the original festival has created many distinctive characters and driven the development of film and television. From the perspective of the Japanese war, Hara's dedication to the country's stability is admirable.
However, Japan launched a war of aggression, wantonly killing the people, massacring a large number of innocent victims, forcing the displacement of the population, and leaving tens of millions of soldiers to die. From this point of view, Hara Washiko participated in this war and was an accomplice and accomplice of the Japanese invaders.
When Japanese soldiers invaded the mainland and wantonly slaughtered our compatriots, Hara Stood in the enemy's camp and boosted the morale of the invaders, which was really hateful to us.
From the body of the original setsuko, we recognize the two aspects of historical figures, and we can recognize the achievements of the original setzi in film and television, but we must never forget the history that belongs to our countrymen. We must never forget the history of the Japanese invasion of China, and we must always remember it and never forget it.