The lights are brilliant and the singing is loud.
In September 1945, the Emperor of Japan welcomed MacArthur, commander-in-chief of the Allied Forces in Japan, and held a grand dinner at the Imperial Palace of Japan.
In the center of the dance floor, Japan's "national goddess" Setsuko Hara danced with MacArthur, and to the waltz rhythm, the two danced faster and faster.
Suddenly, Setsuko Hara stumbled and almost fell, but at this moment, a pair of strong arms hugged her into his arms.
Looking at Harako's panicked eyes and looming chest, MacArthur was stunned, he couldn't believe that there was such a beautiful thing in the world.
The two looked at each other affectionately, and Setsuko Hara whispered in her heart: "The big fish has finally taken the bait." ”
01
In June 1920, a clear cry came from an ordinary house in Yokohama.
"Another girl was born." Mom shook her head in disgust.
"But she has beautiful eyebrows and delicate facial features, maybe she can bring good luck to our family in the future." Dad looked at it carefully.
How could they have imagined that 20 years later, this girl would become a superstar and a "national hero" in Japan?
They named the girl: Huita Changjiang, who intended to train her in literature and art, but her family was poor, and Aita Changjiang was forced to drop out of school at the age of 13, and she had to sing and dance to pass the time.
One day, Masae Aida's brother-in-law who worked in the crew came to his home, and he was immediately stunned when he saw Changjiang Huitian: "This is a beautiful embryo, born to be a star." ”
So, he took Change Aita to join his crew.
At that time, Setsuko Hara was already standing tall, her figure was bumpy, and her youthful face was already a little charming, as if the three-dimensional carved face was matched with a pair of clear big eyes, almost combining all the advantages of Eastern and Western beauties.
However, Masae Aita was not beautiful and coquettish, and she insisted on physical training and studying literature and art every day. Relying on his brother-in-law as a director and excellent self-conditions, Masae Aita soon rose to prominence in the Japanese film and television industry.
In 1935, Masae Aita successfully portrayed the role of "Setsuko Hara" in the movie "Young People Don't Hesitate", playing the image of a sunny and lively and willful girl, and her natural and vivid performance was widely praised. As a result, Masae Akida became Japan's youngest famous movie star.
That year, Masae Aita was only 15 years old.
Because of the great success of the role of Setsuko Hara, after that, Masae Akida adopted "Setsuko Hara" as his stage name.
02
Due to Setsuko Hara's popularity in Japan, she soon received an invitation from a great German director to play the lead role in the movie "New Soil".
The film tells a poignant love story during the war years, seemingly praising love, but actually advocating war.
The 17-year-old Setsuko Hara has captured the hearts of countless audiences with her oriental image of being released and like a fairy, and her superb acting skills that are simple and natural, and she is generous.
Overnight, Setsuko Hara became a "friendly ambassador between the two countries", and the German media even praised her without hesitation as the "mermaid of the East", and even Hitler, the then German Führer and fascist leader, personally received her.
In 1937, for a young girl whose mind was not yet mature, the huge "honor" gave Setsuko Hara an incomparable sense of satisfaction and accomplishment.
The poisoning of fascism began to penetrate her soul.
After the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, in order to beautify aggression and boost morale, major Japanese film companies were keen to shoot war propaganda films, and they threw olive branches to Setsuko Hara and invited her to cooperate in filmmaking.
With the release of a large number of movies such as "Shanghai Marine Corps", "Journey to the East", "Opium War", "Battle of Hawaii and the Malay Sea", Setsuko Hara became very popular, became a household name superstar, and was worshipped as the "Goddess of Showa" by the Japanese people.
Among them, "Shanghai Marine Corps", shamelessly praising the great achievements of the Japanese army and ignorantly depicting the grand blueprint of "East Asian co-prosperity", was actually nominated for the best international film by the 7th Venice Film Festival.
With this, Setsuko Hara became famous all over the world and became a veritable "goddess of the East".
In the film, Setsuko Hara starred as a Chinese woman who tried to help the Japanese army, she made up facts upside down in black and white, and showed off her acting skills without restraint.
Setsuko Hara's ugly performance, like a ceremonial flower, ignited the "patriotic enthusiasm" of the Japanese people, like a cannonball, bombarded in the hearts of the Chinese people.
On the road of anti-humanity and anti-peace, Hara Setsuko has gone further and further and completely degenerated into a propaganda tool of Japanese militarism.
03
A wicked man is his own hell.
August 15, 1945 is a day celebrated by China and all mankind. Japan's Emperor Hirohito announced Japan's unconditional surrender to the world through a radio.
At that time, everyone in the Japanese Imperial Palace was at risk.
Emperor Hirohito, the executioner who personally launched the war of aggression against China, also changed his previous arrogance and panic, fearing that he would eventually die and be humiliated like fascist leaders Hitler and Mussolini.
What made him even more frightened was that the commander-in-chief of the Allied Forces in Japan was his wrongdoer, American five-star general MacArthur.
A few years ago, when the U.S. and Japanese armies fought in the Philippines, MacArthur returned defeated and almost committed suicide in shame.
"Will MacArthur reckon with old and new hatred?" After being extremely anxious, Emperor Hirohito asked the minister to discuss for days, and only the "beauty plan" could be tried.
The hero is sad about the beauty pass, but who can take on the heavy responsibility of this "beauty"?
The ministers unanimously selected Setsuko Hara, not only because she was "politically reliable", but also because she was an international star, young, tall, sexy and charming "presumably MacArthur would also like it".
At the same time, since Japan announced its defeat and surrender, the whole country of Japan has mourned.
Just when Hara Setsuko who stayed at home was worried, sluggish, like a deflated leather ball, languishing all day, an uninvited guest came to Hara's house and took her to a mysterious place.
The interior of the house is very elegantly furnished, with antique mahogany carved tables and chairs, French goose down carpets, a Steinway grand piano, and bookcases filled with books on history, politics, military geography and so on.
A portrait of a figure in the middle of the wall attracted her, and Setsuko Hara felt familiar.
"Is it Miss Setsuko Hara? Welcome welcome! A familiar voice came to her, and Setsuko Hara suddenly remembered, "Isn't this the emperor that the whole country admires?" ”
"Emperor, Your Majesty." Hara Setsuko was so excited that she couldn't even speak, and hurriedly leaned over and knelt on the ground.
"Please get up, please. You are a big star who has contributed greatly to the revival of Japan. The emperor's repeated praise flattered Setsuko Hara.
After some conversation, the emperor took out a golden pen from his arms and personally handed it to Setsuko Hara, "Now, it's time for you to rewrite history for the Japanese Empire." ”
"Willing to serve Your Majesty, the little woman went to the soup and died forever." Setsuko Hara held the gold pen high in both hands and knelt down to thank the emperor.
After receiving a special mission, Setsuko Hara walked out of the Japanese Imperial Palace.
A cool breeze blew, she shivered, looking at the moon in the sky, she knew that she couldn't help herself: "For the sake of the Japanese Empire, I have opened up, and success or failure is here." ”
04
On September 5, 1945, in order to win over General MacArthur, the Japanese emperor arranged a welcoming ceremony.
On the same day, Emperor Hirohito changed his traditional etiquette, dressed in a suit, with a smile on his face, and went out to greet him. MacArthur was on his toes, his hands in his pockets, and his face was disdainful.
One tall and one short, one humble and one humble, the two are in stark contrast.
History focused on this moment, and this group photo is still regarded as a shame for Japan, and MacArthur has since become Japan's "Emperor Taishang".
The welcome dinner was held in the Japanese Imperial Palace, with exquisite Japanese cuisine, a joyful geisha performance, and a joyful scene of song and dance.
Soon MacArthur and his party were full of wine and food, and the banquet began to appear.
The apprehensive Emperor of Japan knew that as soon as MacArthur was unhappy, his head would move, and the time to decide his fate had come.
After a Japanese folk song "Cherry Blossoms", Setsuko Hara walked up to MacArthur gracefully, "Mr. General, can you enjoy your face and dance with me?" Looking at the delicate and enchanting "Oriental Mermaid" in front of him, MacArthur stretched out his right hand like a gentleman.
So there is the scene at the beginning of this article, the original Setsuko won the first battle, the seduction was successful, MacArthur smiled at the "national gift" and hugged the beauty back.
One is an old man in her 60s, and the other is a girl in her 20s, which is not a good match, but the whole of Japan has high hopes for Setsuko Hara and regards her as a "national hero".
Hara Setsuko was also well aware of the burden on her shoulders, and in order to trap this "Emperor Taishang", she used eighteen martial arts.
Setsuko Hara sometimes dresses up as a maid, sometimes subdues seduction, sometimes fashionable and beautiful, and sometimes cute loli, making MacArthur confused and immersed in gentleness.
Seeing that the dignified American five-star general was perfectly surrendered by his acting skills, Setsuko Hara knew that the fire was almost the same, so after each pleasure, she would lose no time in blowing the pillow wind.
MacArthur knew this "national gift" from the emperor.
At first, MacArthur only vented her as a "trophy", but then every time he looked at the adoring and colorful Harako, MacArthur's position gradually softened, and he began to have new plans.
MacArthur planned to preserve the Japanese imperial family and make the emperor available to him to develop his power in Japan. After all, he enjoyed the life of "too emperor" too much, not to mention that he could win the hearts of beautiful people and make Hara Setsuko even more desperate to follow him.
MacArthur then claimed to President Truman and the U.S. government that "the Emperor has supreme authority in Japan, and in order to stabilize Japanese society and facilitate the greater interests of the United States, he recommends that they be spared." ”
After repeated lobbying, Truman ordered the International Military Tribunal for the Far East to spare Emperor Hirohito and the Imperial Family from prosecution.
"The beauty scheme has finally succeeded!" Emperor Hirohito was overjoyed and became more loyal to MacArthur, the "Emperor Taizen", and Setsuko Hara was extremely proud of her dedication.
05
"It's really great, she is our Virgin!" The Japanese people are grateful to Setsuko Hara for "sacrificing her life to save the country".
But the good times did not last long, MacArthur was addicted to enjoyment and did not want to make progress, and he lost the Korean War step by step, and gradually lost the trust of the US government.
On April 11, 1951, MacArthur was removed from his post and ceased to be commander-in-chief of the Allied Forces in Japan.
Losing his aura, he had no foothold in Japan, and although he was reluctant, but helpless, MacArthur fled back to the United States in ashes and left Setsuko Hara forever.
It stands to reason that after MacArthur left, Setsuko Hara should have rejoiced in escaping from the clutches of the devil and escaping the sea of suffering, but the ruined youth and ruined self-esteem almost hollowed out her soul.
After that, like the walking dead, she was muddled all day long, washing her face with tears and pouring sorrow on wine.
Until one day, a movie script "Tokyo Story" aroused her interest.
The description of family, affection, marriage, life and death in the script hit her heart, and Setsuko Hara was determined to let go of the past and live again.
Setsuko Hara accepted an invitation from Tokyo Monogatari director Yasujiro Ozu to play Noriko Hirayama, a widow who lost her husband in the war.
Perhaps out of respect for humanity and reflection on war, Setsuko Hara empathized and portrayed this character into lifelike and poignant and moving.
"The world is really disheartening, and there are so many unsatisfactory things." The lines in the play are just a true portrayal of Setsuko Hara's heart.
"When you are old, a person will be lonely." In the dark, this line is again foreshadowing the desolation of Setsuko Hara's later years.
In November 1953, Tokyo Monogatari was released with great success and is still recognized worldwide as the best Japanese film. Setsuko Hara and Yasujiro Ozu became lifelong confidants.
But things don't change. In 1963, Yasujiro Ozu died prematurely due to illness, which made Setsuko Hara very sad. Since then, Setsuko Hara's heart has completely disappeared from the public eye.
On September 5, 2015, the "national goddess" Hara Setsuko, who was never married and died alone, passed away miserably and lonely with all the "glory" and humiliation.
Coincidentally, this day coincided with the 70th anniversary of her seduction of MacArthur, perhaps in this unique way to honor the legendary life.
06
Hong Yan wins people's lives, don't complain about the east wind.
Setsuko Hara, the "national goddess" in the hearts of the Japanese, was supposed to be a rose that everyone loved, but her soul was ugly.
She willingly became a "pawn", shameless in order to achieve her goals, and became a poppy that the world despised.
Setsuko Hara is a "hero" of Japan, but a sinner of history and a common enemy of mankind.
Author: Wind Up
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Resources:
"Movie" 2016 Issue 01 "She is the best actress in Japan, she was only known two months after her quiet death" Yu Huiming
"Reading" 2004 Issue 04 "The Pain of Change" Chen Yingfang