The World at War Japan: 1941-1945 (Season 1, Episode 22)
TV Episode | 51 min | Documentary, History, War

The World at War

Japan: 1941-1945 (Season 1, Episode 22)

TV Episode | 51 min | Documentary, History, War

Japanese society during wartime. How life transformed as the country suffered defeats, including the Doolittle raid, Midway, the death of Isoroku Yamamoto, the Battle of Saipan, Okinawa, and the relentless bombing of Japanese cities.

Director

Hugh Raggett

Writer

Courtney Browne (written by)

Producer

Hugh Raggett

Composer

Carl Davis

Editor

David Taylor

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Edit Released

Updated Apr 10, 1974

Release date

Apr 10, 1974 (United Kingdom)

Awards

Series awards

2 wins & 3 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
15 cast members

Name	Known for
Laurence Olivier Self - Narrator (voice) Self - Narrator (voice) See fewer	Sleuth (1972)
Toshikazu Kase Self - Cabinet Secretariat Self - Cabinet Secretariat See fewer	The World at War (1973)
Naoki Hoshino Self - Cabinet Minister Self - Cabinet Minister See fewer	The World at War (1973)
Yuzuru Sanematsu Self - Commander Naval Intelligence Self - Commander Naval Intelligence See fewer	The World at War (1973)
Ian Mutsu Self Self See fewer	Nihon yaburetaredo (1949)
Teruo Okada Self Self See fewer	The World at War (1973)
Momoko Yonada Self - Student (as Mrs. Yonaha) Self - Student (as Mrs. Yonaha) See fewer	The World at War (1973)
Winston Churchill Self - Buckingham Palace on balcony 1945 (archive footage) (uncredited) Self - Buckingham Palace on balcony 1945 (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	Matinee Theatre (1955)
Hirohito Self - Emperor of Japan (archive footage) (uncredited) Self - Emperor of Japan (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	Arrivée du prince du Japon Hiro Hito (1921)
King George VI Self - Buckingham Palace on balcony 1945 (archive footage) (uncredited) Self - Buckingham Palace on balcony 1945 (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	The Autobiography of a 'Jeep' (1943)
Princess Margaret Self - Buckingham Palace on balcony 1945 (archive footage) (uncredited) Self - Buckingham Palace on balcony 1945 (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	Jamaican Independence (1962)
Queen Elizabeth II Self - Buckingham Palace on balcony 1945 (archive footage) (uncredited) Self - Buckingham Palace on balcony 1945 (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	Civilisation (1969)
Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Self - Buckingham Palace on balcony 1945 (archive footage) (uncredited) Self - Buckingham Palace on balcony 1945 (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	The Autobiography of a 'Jeep' (1943)
Hideki Tôjô Self - Prime Minister (archive footage) (uncredited) Self - Prime Minister (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	Greater East Asia Conference (1943)
Isoroku Yamamoto Self - Funeral Procession in Japan 1943 (archive footage) (uncredited) Self - Funeral Procession in Japan 1943 (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	Price for Peace (2002)