[The Front Line is available on Netflix]
Hi readers. Although the Korean War wouldn’t have happened if General Douglas MacArthur hadn’t been so preoccupied about protecting Japan, the Japanese film makers have never said thank you by making a movie about it. Although MacArthur’s, “Korea is a dagger pointed at the heart of Japan” assertion got a lot of US, British, Chinese and other soldiers killed, no Japanese died in it. And no Japanese money, troops, anything, has supported then non-war existing during the half-century since.
Thanks to the Korean film industry and the Chinese film industry a whole new perspective on the Korean War is being handed out to anyone interested enough to watch some movies. I’ll throw one in from the British film industry just to spread the wealth around. A Hill in Korea was Michael Caine’s first movie role, and as it happens he was a British Army Korean War Vet.
GIs and Korean women:
A Chinese movie about a hard fought battle against US troops during the Korean War:
Two brothers are drafted into the South Korean Army during the war. Excellent film.
Here’s one about British troops fighting in Korea to protect Japan:
But it’s just movies. Fact is, once Japan quit slaughtering troops from all over the planet, other troops from all over the planet began dying to protect the Japanese. And 20-30 thousand US troops are still in Korea prepared to die to protect Japan.
Thank you for your service.
Old Jules
So Far From Heaven 