１. INTERNATIONAL FILM & VIDEO FESTIVAL [USIFVF]
celebrating 50 years of acknowledging creative excellence in film & video productions
Silver Screen award
The news release by Asahi Broadcasting corporation [pdf]
"THE FALL OF MANCHURIA BEGAN HERE" (Japan)
SILVER SCREEN : DOCUMENTARY: History
Entrant: Asahi Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) / Osaka
Production Producer: Takahisa Fujita; Director: Hirofumi Yoshihara
Company: Photographer: Nobusuke Kobayashi, Shingo Sakamoto
Additional Credits: Historian: Hisaya Okazaki; Editor: Hiroaki Nakamori; EED: Nohana Kogita;
MA: Yoichi Maede; VE: Shinsuke Tamura
For 70 years, three enormous Soviet Army bases remained "undiscovered" on the plains of Mongolia. The discovery of these bases support Stalin's intent to invade Japan and completely overturn previously believed Japanese Army conceptions of the Soviets' logistical capabilities. The bases were large enough to fit the entirety of modern-day Tokyo's city loop train line within their boundaries. Why and how did the Soviets build these enormous bases and what role did they play in the Soviet-Japanese War? That mystery still remains. Our investigation found that several Soviet soldiers who had been stationed at these bases during the Soviet-Japanese War were still alive and living in today's Transbaikal region and other areas. Their statements revealed that Soviet Army personnel stationed at these bases played a major role in the capture and transport of Emperor Puyi of Manchukuo. The significance of these enormous secret bases is brought out in relief as Stalin's hidden ambitions are revealed.
source： http://www.filmfestawards.com/awards/index.asp...
2.
NEW YORK FESTIVAL World's Best TV & Films 2017 [NYF]
Competition:Television - Documentary/Information Program
Category: Editorial/Viewpoint
MOVIE : CEREMONY RECAP/ NEW YORK FESTIVAL World's Best TV & Films 2017 GALA
source：http://www.newyorkfestivals.com/winners/2017/...
The KOTOU fortress
The KOTOU fortress is an underground military fortress which Japanese army built on the border between “Manchuria" and the Soviet Union.
The fortress garrison was not informed of the surrender of the Japanese army on August 15, 1945.
As a result, battle took place between the Japanese Army and the Soviet Army until August 26, 1945, and the survival rate of Japanese was less than 2%.
Behind this, the military executives escape from Manchuria, so it is pointed out that they may have dared to kill friendly troops
It is said to be “the last battlefield of the Second World War” in war history,.
My father, Tetsuo Okazaki was a soldier of old Japanese army, and so he was one of the 2% survivors of this battle.
He was forced labor in concentration camp as "POW” of former Soviet red army after this war, but He was survive. About 570,000 Japanese POW by former Soviet red army was dead in 10% at hungry or –40 degree cold.
After three years, he came back to Japan. But after 10 years, his daughter have been to victim of “Morinaga Powdered Milk Arsenic Poisoning Incident”. [Please see “Note*3 of this Web Site ” at this problem.]
He argued that old Japanese army's corruption was symbolically present in this catastrophic and unusual battle, wrote a documentary after the war, and told the Japanese people the truth.
This fortress is comparable to the Maginot Line Fortress ,but detailed information such as design drawings has not been discovered yet. I inherit my father's will and I continue to research personally about the secret of this fortress and the strategy of the Soviet army.
He argued that old Japanese army's corruption was symbolically present in this catastrophic and unusual battle, wrote a documentary after the war, and told the Japanese people the truth.
This fortress is comparable to “the Maginot Fortress”, but detailed information such as design drawings has not been discovered yet.
Since my father's book was published, China knew about this fortress and started re-discovering it. My father's book was translated and published in China. This is the first time that the Chinese citizen knew about the fortress.
I inherit my father's will and I continue to research personally about the secret of this fortress and the strategy of the Soviet army. The KOTOU fortress is one of “First grade cultural material in China" .
written by Hisaya OKAZAKI
NEWS REPORT
[This is most nearest news at “Last Emperor” by our survey.]
http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/AJ201606200059.html
[Wild plants of Mongolia, It approaches the base of invasion to Japan]
http://www.asahi.com/topics/word/%...
[This is TV-documentary at our field survey Mongolia in 2015.]
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2u5lc2
[This is TV-documentary at our field survey Moscow in 2016.]
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x4hsih1
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