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Banzai! Japan 1931 - 1942 (1973)

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Film details

Featuring

Laurence Olivier
Country

United Kingdom
Year

1973
Type

Television
Category

Non Fiction

Synopsis

The Japanese covet the wealth of South East Asia, the oil and rubber to fuel their unending war with China. They hope for easy victories over Imperial powers Britain and Holland, weakened by their wars in Europe. The Japanese attack the US at Pearl Harbor, too, and Malaya, Philippines, and Singapore fall to their armies.

Cast & Credits

Cast
- - narrator
    
    Laurence Olivier
Credits
- Unknown:
  - Production Company
    
    Thames Television (1968-1992)
  - Produced by
    
    Peter Batty
  - Produced by
    
    Jeremy Isaacs
  - Unit Manager
    
    Liz Sutherland
  - Film Research
    
    John Rowe
  - Written by
    
    Peter Batty
  - Script Associate
    
    Jerome Kuehl
  - Camera
    
    Peter Lang
  - Rostrum Camera
    
    Peter Goodwin
  - Graphics
    
    Tony Bulley
  - Supervising Editor
    
    Alan Afriat
  - Film Editor
    
    David Taylor
  - Music
    
    Carl Davis
  - Sound Recordist
    
    Brian Rendle
  - Dubbing Mixer
    
    Freddie Slade
  - Dubbing Editor
    
    Nola Schiff
  - Historical Adviser
    
    Noble Frankland
  - Laboratory Liaison
    
    Roger Chinery

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