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Tokyo Rose is a 1946 American war thriller film directed by Lew Landers and starring Byron Barr, Osa Massen, Donald Douglas and Keye Luke. It was produced by Pine-Thomas Productions and was released on February 8, 1946, by Paramount Pictures.
Tokyo Rose: Directed by Lew Landers. With Byron Barr, Osa Massen, Donald Douglas, Richard Loo. An American prisoner-of-war in Tokyo manages to escape and hooks up with the Japanese underground. He plans to kill Tokyo Rose because one of her broadcasts led to the death of a buddy.
- (61)
- Adventure, War
- Lew Landers
- 1946-02-08
Tokyo Rose, an English-speaking Japanese woman radio broadcaster, regularly derides American soldiers during her broadcasts as part of Japanese propaganda efforts. Twelve American prisoners of war, including Pete Sherman, are taken from their cells by Colonel Suzuki and ordered to converse with Tokyo Rose, ostensibly so that she can brush up on ...
- Lew Landers, Bob Meiklejohn
- Ron [S.] Barr
Nov 1, 2021 · From a historical point of view, the film Tokyo Rose dramatizes the anti-Japanese climate of public opinion facing Japanese Americans as they left camp and sought a place for themselves in American society.
Managing to make his escape, Sherman hooks up with the Japanese Underground, convincing anti-militarist Charlie Otani to aid in a kidnapping plot aimed at Tokyo Rose.
- Lew Landers
- 4
Nov 1, 2021 · The producing team of William Pine and William Thomas decided to make an exploitation film based on the character of “Tokyo Rose,” the legendary Japanese American woman who broadcast music and propaganda for Tokyo, and they pitched a story idea on the subject to Paramount Pictures.
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Managing to make his escape, Sherman hooks up with the Japanese Underground, convincing anti-militarist Charlie Otani to aid in a kidnapping plot aimed at Tokyo Rose. Lotus Long plays the title role, an American-educated Japanese woman broadcasting enemy propaganda to American troops.
