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The U.S.A. Vs. "Tokyo Rose"

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Director(s)	Antonio A. Montanari, Jr.
Release Date	1995
Runtime	48 min
Format(s)	video
Language(s)	English
Youth Media	no

Film Description

This historical documentary tells the little-known story of the Justice Department's postwar pursuit and conviction of Japanese-American Iva Toguri for what it deemed treasonous radio broadcasts during WWII. The late Forties were characterized by an atmosphere of congressional hearings into "un-American activities," the development of "blacklists" and numerous trials which destroyed people's lives. One such prosecution targeted as a political scapegoat Iva Toguri, Los Angeles native and UCLA graduate, who the government argued was the villainous media creation known as "Tokyo Rose." Utilizing court records, FBI documents, and rare archival footage, the video chronicles the anti-Japanese sentiment which prevailed in postwar America and the injustice it often wrought.

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