"I was already fourteen when Japan lost the war, so it was a very tragic event for me that the U.S. forces occupied Japan. The scenario for that film was written by a poet who was six years younger than I am and for people in that age group, seeing the American occupying forces -- jeeps, tasting delicious Hershey's chocolate bars melting in their mouths -- that was all indications that there would be a wonderful bright future ahead for them. But I was thinking at that time that we were going to face some dark times in the future. So there is a mixture of that kind of optimism as well as despair and sadness that were the reactions to the end of the war."
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The Movie Experience: Conversation with actress Shima Iwashita and director Masahiro Shinoda (February 27, 1999)
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Masahiro Shinoda
Masahiro Shinoda (March 9, 1931 – March 25, 2025) was a retired Japanese film director.
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