The Most Immaculate Emperor

Utilizes newsreel footage to review the life and activities of Japan's Emperor Hirohito, tracing the background of his change in status from unapproachable god to constitutional monarch. Examines changes in the emperorship from 600 A.D. through the early 1970's. Emphasizes the adaptations of the emperorship and the ability of the Japanese to synthesize and adapt ideas of other cultures into a uniquely Japanese form., Utilizes newsreel footage to review the life and activities of Japan's Emperor Hirohito, tracing the background of his change in status from unapproachable god to constitutional monarch. Examines changes in the emperorship from 600 A.D. through the early 1970's. Emphasizes the adaptations of the emperorship and the ability of the Japanese to synthesize and adapt ideas of other cultures into a uniquely Japanese form.