San Pedro Cancels "Tora, Tora, Tora" because it might offend Japanese-Americans (Barf Alert)

The Daily Breeze ^ | Tuesday, November 12, 2002 | Donna Littlejohn

[VOA]

BB37 Oklahoma bump...
The Japanese couldn't sink her...(just capsized)
and she wouldn't let herself be broken up to make razorblades!

(for the youngsters: tow-rope broke and she went to the bottom of the Pacific while
enroute to San Francisco)

[VOA]

.."IT's a MAD, MAD, MAD, MAD World"

Sometimes my mind actually works...
and it was nice to go back to your thread, just to see those palms forming a "W"!

[Frank_2001]

I also believe the 60-seat majority is coming! The liberal wackos lost this year big-time, and IMHO they're on track to lose again in '04...in the meantime look for more PC garbage, but this "retaliation" will backfire on 'em...

[edwin hubble]

"The 1970 film — a joint American and Japanese production — is considered one of the most accurate depictions of events leading up to the 1941 Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor. "

I have an anecdote about the film.
In 1969, an old friend was on a navy ship steaming back from Vietnam, approaching Pearl Harbor just after dawn.

Over their heads, just above the masts of the ship flew a formation of Japanese torpedo bombers. They were headed into the full-scale recreation of the Pearl Harbor attack for Tora, Tora, Tora. He said it was a chilling experience for its reality and authenticity.

[Frank_2001]

Well, lets not jump to conclusions, that lobster has obviously already been boiled...we do not know if she threw it the pot!;))))

[Brett66]

Maybe they should show this movie instead:

[evolved_rage]

Why don't they show some bukaki films. Now there's a film genre to make Japan proud. NOT!

[Cindy]

re post #61:

Thank you for your service VOA and may God bless you.

[KiaKaha]

Tora, Tora, Tora ranks with me as one of the best war movies ever made. As I understand it, a very balanced account. "YOU WANT CONFIRMATION (gestures out the window to show the capsized Oklahoma) THERE'S YOUR CONFIRMATION!!!

[The Toad]

Why don't they just ban the entire planet's history? After all, it might offend someone. What a bunch of morons....

[Aracelis]

One of the first "message" movies I allowed my kids to watch was Tora! Tora! Tora! We discussed it at length, and fortunately my father could give the girls his recollections of WWII.

This decision to ban the movie is by far one of the nuttiest I've heard of in a long time. The movie is historically accurate, but may offend some people? Tough. Get over it and let the record stand for what it is. Imperial Japan was a murderous menace.

[VOA]

Thank you for your service VOA and may God bless you.

You are too kind...I'm a life-long, spoiled, grateful civilian.

I missed out on military service due to two factors...spontaneouly-collapsing
lung in high school (permanently fixed by surgery) and not drafted because I was too young
for Vietnam.

And my recollections of BB37 Oklahoma are from growing up in OK, and seeing
collected relics from the ship (ship's bell, silver service) that reside
in the state historical society.

For those of my age and older...there was at least a bit of "perverse pride"
about BB37 not actually sinking, plus "refusing" to be cut up for salvage.
Just a good old story from the past...

[Cindy]

A grateful civilian is good...getting rarer these days.

[Otta B Sleepin]

Fine, they should show MIDWAY, were we kicked a$$!!!

I had to chuckle when I read this. My kids and I watch Tora! Tora! Tora! every year on Dec. 7th. The kids always want to watch Midway right afterward so they can see the Americans win! (BTW, if you watch them back to back, you'll discover that some of the same action scenes/footage were used in both movies - we have fun picking them out)

That said, I think this movie cancellation is ridiculous. The film is excellent and does a masterful job of presenting both sides of the attack.

[Green Knight]

Great movie, "Tora! Tora! Tora!". I recently ordered it on DVD along with "Patton" and "Midway". Can't believe anyone can look at it and think it's somehow anti-Japanese. Then again, as someone else pointed out, the people who think showing it would be insensitive have probably never seen it. Simply incredible, though, when you can't show a movie based on history for fear of offending somebody! What next, Ms. Hahn? Do we outlaw history books for fear that the contents may offend someone, somewhere?

[Bob]

(BTW, if you watch them back to back, you'll discover that some of the same action scenes/footage were used in both movies - we have fun picking them out)

If I'm not mistaken, Midway has one scene that shows a Japanese destroyer firing its somewhat U.S.-looking 5" 38 gun mount (complete with the effeciency "E" on the side of it, no less).

I think it was part of the sequence in which Kevin Dobson's squadron was attacking them.

[bonesmccoy]

It's not disgusting. Janice Hahn is right. The fact you are unable to understand the impact of 12-7-41 on San Pedro is due to your lack of information. Are you from San Pedro, Terminal Island, or LA?

Instead of pulling a technological sneak attack on Janice Hahn, why don't you post the names of the individuals who want to inflame racism and identify those who were sponsoring this event?

[bonesmccoy]

Sure... YOU GO HOME because YOU ARE THE CARPET BAGGER, Johnny come lately ... DO YOU EVEN LIVE IN CALIFORNIA?

[bonesmccoy]

You got something against americans being in uniform? what's your point?

[bonesmccoy]

EXACTLY