4 real historical locations · Japan
A post-war drama following General Bonner Fellers as he investigates whether Emperor Hirohito should be tried as a war criminal after Japan's surrender. A political thriller exploring MacArthur's consequential decision to preserve the Emperor as a symbol of stability in occupied Japan.
CinemaMapped has mapped 4 real historical locations where the story takes place, spanning Japan.
In the days following Japan's surrender, General MacArthur's aide Bonner Fellers must determine whether Emperor Hirohito should be tried as a war criminal — ...
General Douglas MacArthur made the politically calculated decision to preserve Emperor Hirohito from war crimes prosecution, believing Japanese stability required the Emperor's continued role. The decision remains con...
View location →General MacArthur lands at Atsugi airfield near Yokohama on 30 August 1945 — an act of calculated theatre. His aide General Fellers is tasked with investigat...
MacArthur's unarmed arrival in occupied Japan before US troops landed was deliberate theatre. He established his headquarters in Yokohama's New Grand Hotel before moving to the Dai-Ichi building in Tokyo.
View location →General Fellers investigates whether Hirohito personally ordered the war. MacArthur decides to shield the Emperor from prosecution — calculating that Hirohit...
MacArthur and the Truman administration decided not to prosecute Hirohito, believing his public cooperation was essential to avoid insurgency. The decision remains controversial among historians.
View location →Fellers traces pre-war connections between Japanese and American people through memories of Nikko and the mountain shrines — the personal story that humanise...
Nikko's Toshogu Shrine complex symbolises the intertwining of imperial power and religious authority that MacArthur had to navigate. The film uses it to ground its examination of Japanese culture and the Emperor system.
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