On September 2, 1945, Japan held a profound surrender ceremony on the battleship "Missouri" in Tokyo Bay - Japan's surrender!This is a historic moment that is engraved in people's hearts. After Japan's defeat in World War II, Setsuko Hara, known as the "First Goddess of Showa", was bestowed upon the aged MacArthur by the beloved Emperor. At the time, Hara Setsuko was only 25 years old, while MacArthur was 65 years old. As a famous five-star general in the United States, MacArthur presided over the surrender ceremony and served as commander-in-chief of the Allied forces in Japan, much to the unease of the Japanese emperor. In order to avoid disaster, Emperor Hirohito, who was once high, came to the door many times to intercede, but MacArthur did not seem interested in him, and instead humiliated him.
Fortunately, after the appearance of Setsuko Hara, the emperor was able to save the day. In fact, Emperor Hirohito also adopted the method of "harmony": he gave Setsuko Hara, the "first goddess of Showa" in Japan, to MacArthur as a lover. At that time, Setsuko Hara had just stepped into the prime of her youth at the age of 25, but because of this "harmony" relationship, her fate was completely destroyed, and the ending was deeply regrettable. Setsuko Hara was born on June 17, 1920 in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. She was born into a poor family and was one of eight siblings. Parents always want their children to get ahead one day, and Setsuko Hara is highly anticipated because she is a serious reader and has a bright mind. Her essays at school have been selected for publication several times.
However, due to the failure of her family's business, Hara Setsuko had to drop out of school. She thought that she would live a mediocre life, but unexpectedly, she fell in love with movies. Due to Setsuko Hara's handsome appearance and quick response, coupled with her beautiful face, she was helped by her brother-in-law Kumagai Hisatora and officially entered the showbiz. On April 15, 1935, her ** work "Young People Don't Hesitate" made its debut under the attention, and since then, the stage name "Hara Setsuko" has become popular in Japan. At that time, Setsuko Hara was only 15 years old. The following year, the German director Arnold Fink took a liking to her, and he wanted her to appear in a Japanese-German Nazi propaganda film. However, for a variety of reasons, this plan eventually fell aborted.
For Setsuko Hara, this is undoubtedly a piece of black history, but it is because of this experience that she was able to become famous in one fell swoop and gain a firm foothold in the Japanese film industry. After the rewrite: From a militaristic female star to a beauty during World War II, Setsuko Hara was invited by Japan to participate in many films, which all reflect the theme of militarism and the "Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere". This move made Setsuko Hara a high-profile superstar, and she also served as a "kindness ambassador" for Japan and Germany. However, as the propaganda of militarism and Nazi ideology escalated, Hara's career was gradually limited.
In 1946, Setsuko Hara participated in Akira Kurosawa's masterpiece "I Have No Regrets About My Youth", which attracted huge attention with the background of the "Zolkan International Espionage Incident" and the "Takigawa Incident". In the film, Setsuko Hara showed an image of independence, intelligence, and assertiveness, which deeply attracted the audience, especially her image of not being attached to men, which was highly praised at the time. Setsuko Hara became a representative of the new image of women in post-war Japan. However, Hara Setsuko did not expect that her fate would be so bumpy. After Japan's defeat in World War II, the emperor began to worry about his fate and the future of the imperial family. MacArthur was in the hands of life and death, and he was determined to severely punish and try the Japanese military and emperor.
The Emperor tried to negotiate with him, but MacArthur's hard-line attitude made him helpless. In this case, the emperor's confidant suggested that he adopt the beauty trick. Heroes are sad to pass the beauty pass, this strategy has been widely used in ancient and modern China and abroad. However, the emperor did not know whether this ploy would work. After Japan's defeat in World War II, all American soldiers became Japan's "Emperors". In the early days of the U.S. military presence in Japan, at least 150,000 Japanese women worked in the special services industry. The Emperor decided to let Setsuko Hara go, and despite MacArthur's age and wife, Setsuko Hara was chosen. Setsuko Hara, a young woman in her twenties, is in the prime of her youth.
When she appeared in front of the emperor, the emperor did not hesitate to choose her. At the recommendation of the emperor, Setsuko Hara became the lover of MacArthur, who was already over sixty years old, which also became a political "harmony". Although Hara Setsuko didn't mean it, she understood that it was a helpless situation. It is not surprising that she became MacArthur's lover, as she pandered to Japanese militarism and appeared in a series of films promoting militarism and Nazi themes. In a way, she was loyal to the emperor and was willing to fall victim to the tricks of others. Setsuko Hara is a brilliant actress, and her acting skills have MacArthur addicted to it.
She skillfully displayed her "acting skills" to capture and indulge, so that MacArthur quickly fell in love, and then the two began a life of double accommodation and double flight. There is no doubt that the emperor's "wakin" plan was a success, because the beauty of Hara Setsuko** allowed Japan to receive many liberal management policies from the United States. In order to please Hara Setsuko, MacArthur insisted on preserving the "emperor system" despite the opposition of other allies, and the Japanese side succeeded in preserving the Japanese Constitution with his support. Some attribute this achievement to Setsuko Hara, believing that her dedication is commendable. This absurd view of her as a hero is perhaps only found in the Japanese.
Emperor Hirohito was responsible for the war crimes he had committed, as the number one war criminal of the Japanese fascists. However, because he was carried away by love, MacArthur began to lobby for the preservation of the emperor's position in order to better carry out military reform of Japan. As we all know, during World War II, Hitler, the Führer of Nazi Germany in the Axis powers, committed suicide by drinking a bullet, and Mussolini in Italy also got the fate he deserved, except for Emperor Hirohito. At that time, the official explanation was that Emperor Hirohito was not tried because of the intervention of the United States. After that, the Japanese imperial family survived to this day. In April 1951, MacArthur was transferred, and Setsuko Hara was abandoned as a lover at the age of 31.
However, in her dealings with MacArthur, Setsuko Hara did not give up her acting career. In the decades that followed, she was most closely associated with director Yasujiro Ozu, and although they did not get married, they never got a happy ending. Setsuko Hara, a legendary woman, ended her glorious life on September 5, 2015. However, her legend is not only famous for her film and television works, but because her affair with MacArthur is controversial. Although her actions caused many controversies, she did not regret it because she firmly believed that dedication to the country was an honorable cause.
However, for those countries and people who were brutalized by the Japanese invaders in World War II, the role she played was deeply disdainful. As time passed, Setsuko Hara gradually faded out of the film and television industry, living in seclusion next to the ancient temple and keen to read. She remained celibate and kept a certain distance from the world until she left this world at the age of 95. Her life is legendary, however, her past will always be with her, an indelible stain on her.