Research Guides: HIST 4399: East Asian History / HIST 4378: Modern China and Japan: Video & Audio

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This is a sampling of documentary videos available about 19th- and 20th-century China and Japan. This list is not comprehensive; use the search box on this page to find more.

(All these videos require an SHSU username and password to view off campus.)

China: Videos from Films on Demand

The Tokyo Trial
A concise but complete history of events in the Far East from the Sino-Japanese War of 1894 through 1952.
In Search of History: China's Boxer Rebellion
This documentary studies the failed 1900 uprising which signalled the beginning of the end of the Chinese monarchy.
Puyi: The Last Emperor of China
This 2-part series looks at the life of Puyi, the last emperor of China, who ascended the throne in 1908.
The Rape of Nanking: Massacre on a Monumental Scale
This A&E Special documents the two months of death and destruction that followed the Japanese capture of Nanking. Includes photos, excerpts from an eyewitness' diary, and interviews with witnesses as well as descendants of victims.
Mme. Chiang Kai-shek: A Legendary Life
2-part series chronicling the life of Madame Chiang Kai-shek.
Making Mao
This documentary discusses the propaganda campaign designed to promote Chairman Mao as a god. Includes interviews with artists who were forced to participate in designing the leader's image.
Declassified: Chairman Mao
Examines Mao as a tactician and ruler.
The Great Leap Forward
Looks at Chairman Mao's Great Leap Forward.
China: Through Mao's Eyes
4-part documentary series, from Mao's early years in the 1890s to his death and beyond.
China's Capitalist Revolution
This 2-part series looks at China's transition from communism to capitalism under Deng Xiaoping.
Declassified: Tiananmen Square
Includes seldom-shown footage and declassified diplomatic sources about this demonstration turned deadly.

Japan: Videos from Films on Demand

The Meiji Period (Japan Past and Present)
Looks at Japan from 1868 to 1912.
The Essence of Being Japanese (Japan Past and Present)
This program looks at Japan in the modern age, including devastating events such as the 1923 earthquake and the bombing of Hiroshima, and emphasizes what makes Japan "Japanese" throughout it all.
Murder Under the Sun: Japanese War Crimes and Trials
Hirohito
Biography of Japan's Emperor Hirohito.
Tech Effects: Hiroshima
This episode of Tech Effect from A&E profiles the technologies involved in the bombing of Hiroshima, including the B-29 bomber, the bombsight and aerial cameras used, and more.
Victory in the Pacific
2-part documentary series looking at the later part of World War II (summer of 1944 through 1945) and the Allied victory.

Historical Newsreels

World Newsreels Online, 1929-1966 This link opens in a new window Full runs of many of the key international newsreels produced during the early twentieth century. Key collections include: Universal Newsreels, Universal Studios, Les Actualites Francaises, Nippon News and The March of Time.

Archival Films & Newsreels in Films on Demand

HIST 4399: East Asian History / HIST 4378: Modern China and Japan

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