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General Kajima:
There are two Japanese words you should know. Tatemae, the way things appear. Honne, the way things really are. When you look at Japan, you see the most modern and westernised of Asian countries, but that is tatemae, the surface. General Bonner Fellers:
And honne? General Kajima:
It is the true heartbeat of my country, which is more than 2000 years old, it has nothing to do with the west. Japan runs on the ancient warrior code of loyalty and obedience
There are two Japanese words you should know. Tatemae, the way things appear. Honne, the way things really are. When you look at Japan, you see the most modern and westernised of Asian countries, but that is tatemae, the surface. General Bonner Fellers:
And honne? General Kajima:
It is the true heartbeat of my country, which is more than 2000 years old, it has nothing to do with the west. Japan runs on the ancient warrior code of loyalty and obedience
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here are two Japanese words you should know
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Tatemae the way things appear
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honne the way they really are
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When you look at Japan
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you see the most modern and Westernized ofAsian countries
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but that is a tatemae the surface
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And the honne
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It is the true heartbeat of my country
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which is more than 2 000 years old
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It has nothing to do with the West
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Japan runs on the ancient warrior code of loyalty and obedience
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Movie Summary
As the Japanese surrender at the end of World War II, General Fellers is tasked with deciding if Emperor Hirohito will be hanged as a war criminal. Influencing his ruling is his quest to find Aya, an exchange student he met years ear
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General Kajima
General Bonner Fellers
