A Japanese soldier emerges depicted with thick glasses and big teeth to pander to contemporary racist stereotyping in America in an effort to demonise the enemy. Playing next. Watch fullscreen. He celebrates the approach of an American ship and his potential rescue, until he meets a sarong-clad female bunny. Alternatively, he might be inspired by the stark isolation of Brünnhilde on a rocky mountain – in which case, the reference would have been Bugs being trapped on the island. In the cartoon, Bugs Bunny lands on an island in the Pacific and is pitted against a group of highly racially stereotyped Japanese soldiers. [6] Both planes are presumably based on the Mitsubishi A6M Zero. He entices many Japanese soldiers to come get their ice cream. (2004). p20, Rhodes, A. [6] There are many Japanese soldiers besieging Bugs' ice cream truck. [7] There are two musical quotations from Die Walküre (1870) by Richard Wagner. The soldier parachutes out and Bugs hands him an anvil. Follow. [9] The Japanese soldiers are repeatedly presented on screen to the tune of the Kimigayo (1870)[9] The ice cream truck scene uses the tune of the opening aria of Papageno, from The Magic Flute (1791) by Mozart. [5], Bugs escapes rapid gunfire by running for cover into a haystack. p. 37. Library. [citation needed], Japanese stereotypes also appear in Spies (1943), part of the Private SNAFU cartoon series. Similarly, at the end of the cartoon when all of the Japanese were locked in the cage they resembled squealing mice which could represent their naturally higher pitched voices. London: Tauris Parke Paperbacks. Koppes, C.R. 25 Most Popular Japanese Cartoon Characters posted by Mari, January 15, 2009 updated on June 06, 2015. However, Donald doesn’t realise that the soldiers are firing at him and he carries on down the river. An article in Time magazine even suggested how the American people could tell the difference between Asian people saying ‘the Japanese walk stiffly erect, hard heeled’ while the Chinese were more relaxed and had an ‘easy gait’. Seeing a group of Japanese landing craft making their way toward the island (and exclaiming "Japs! We did a little research with and interviews with Japanese fans to determine the most famous Japanese characters of all time (most popular with Japanese people). He is next seen disguised as an Ice cream car vendor in the mold of the Good Humor man. (1987) War Without Mercy: Race & Power in the Pacific War. Lulu.com P 23. An Exotic Enemy: Anti-Japanese Musical Propaganda in World War II Hollywood. This cartoon enemy pack 03 contains 6 monster chracters for 2D side scrolling games. [6] The scene with the ice cream track partially obscures the faces and bodies of the enemy soldiers, but Bugs verbalizes a physical description. Bugs takes off in a Japanese plane, followed by the soldier in his own plane. (2004). This cartoon was made during World War II, and reflects the United States' attitude towards one of its main enemies at the time, the Empire of Japan. [6], The soldier resumes use of his sword and talks gibberish again. [6], The soldier pulls out a sword and starts swiping at Bugs. [6] The initial encounter of Bugs with a Japanese soldier presents an optical illusion, that the two share a body. The film was released on November 20, 1942 by Famous Studios, a part of Paramount Studios and focuses on racist stereotypes of the Japanese during the war. Scrap the Japs is a 1942 American anti-Japanese cartoon with the popular character Popeye as protagonist. Log in. Bugs' stereotypical portrayal of Japanese womanhood renders him a meek and seductive creature, speaking in a falsetto voice.[10]. & Black, G.D. (2000). They are an easily fooled mob, not a group of individuals. Doing Their Bit: Wartime American Animated Short Films, 1939-1945 (2nd ed.). The cloud that the Japanese sailor was hidden behind could also represent how good the Japanese were at camouflaging themselves especially when they were in jungle environments. Many of the characters are from shows that were on Japanese TV for many years. [8] In concept, it suggests that an Oriental guise can be put on and discarded at will. The latest released WB cartoon sold to a.a.p. Somebody: The Reckless Life and Remarkable Career of Marlon Brando. The cartoon ends with Popeye flying home with the Japanese sailors locked in a cage behind him, where they start complaining before they "turns" into rats and scurrying around. Watch Our Enemy - The Japanese - Short - Film Gorillas on Dailymotion. Bugs ducks into a haystack, and soon comes face-to-face with a Japanese soldier; a short, buck-toothed, bare-footed Japanese man who says his 'Ls' as 'Rs' and who might be rapidly stating the names of Japanese cities whenever he moves. [3], Somewhere in the Pacific, Bugs is floating in a box, singing to himself, when 'the island that inevitably turns up in this kind of picture' turns up. Popeye manages to blow up the plane and the Japanese man is left holding a typical looking umbrella before falling onto a ‘Jap Scrap Repair Ship’. After being temporarily beaten by the sumo wrestler (and, to be fair, wiping the second mark off the tree before collapsing), Bugs dresses as a geisha girl and knocks out the wrestler, who repaints the second flag on the tree before passing out. All of the Japanese are killed by the explosions, save one, who is killed after redeeming a 'free' ice-cream bar from Bugs. Hollywood Cartoons: American Animation in its Golden Age. P24, Learn how and when to remove this template message, Popeye the Sailor Meets Sindbad the Sailor, Popeye the Sailor Meets Ali Baba's Forty Thieves, The Popeye Valentine's Day Special - Sweethearts at Sea, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Scrap_the_Japs&oldid=979152403, Anti-Japanese sentiment in the United States, Articles needing additional references from December 2019, All articles needing additional references, Articles with unsourced statements from December 2019, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Hollywood Goes to War: Patriotism, Movies and the Second World War from Ninotchka to Mrs Miniver. They are all elements of the Japanese wartime caricature. Japanese words for enemy include 敵, エネミー, 仇, 仇同氏, 仇敵, 敵討ち and 敵う. Then numerous explosions are heard. Patriotism can be seen in the cartoon when Popeye briefly resembles the Statue of Liberty as this was often used as a symbol to represent American freedom and liberty. The soldier parachutes down, but is met in mid-air by Bugs, who hands "Moto" (cf. [7] Bugs ties the rival plane to a tree. In cartoons, this translated to a tendency to depict the Japanese as either superman or buffoon. Cartoon Enemy Pack 03 – The Monsters. He is the last one. (2004). London: Tauris Parke Paperbacks. Bugs then jumps into a plane (which looks like a Mitsubishi A6M Zero); the soldier also jumps into a plane (also looks like a Zero). Saya is a Japanese vampire slayer whose next mission is in a high school on a US military base in 1960s Japan, where she poses as a student. As Popeye thinks he is safe, a big Japanese battleship sends bombs his way. Popeye has jumped out of a plane without a parachute, and as punishment he has to do a variety of chores to do to keep the ship clean. The spies shown are racist depictions of the Japanese with big teeth and thick glasses. Other terms that were used such as ‘storm trooper’ also show the link between Germany and Japan. "Do they think I want to spend the rest of my life on this island?" Donald sees the Japanese airfield below when he is near the edge of the cliff and because it is so full of water it explodes sending all of the water onto the airfield. The film is about how enemy spies could be anywhere and that you can’t trust anyone. But this time he is prepared and rides the repair ship into it. P1, Winkler, A. When the Bureau of Motion Pictures heard of these portrayals of the Japanese they were not pleased and decided to get all studios to shift from the theme of racism to one of fascism. This may have been shown to American soldiers to show how easy it can be to let out secrets especially when under the influence of alcohol. They then try to give him a bouquet of flowers as an apology but it has an angry lobster inside. [5] Propaganda was used with considerable effectiveness because the outcome of the attack was enormous and couldn’t be easily forgotten.[9]. Bugs accidentally gives away his identity by casually chewing on a carrot. Bugs swims towards it, admiring the peace and quiet, when bombs start going off ("The Storm" from the William Tell Overture is also heard in the background). By 1944, a poll suggested that 13% of Americans wanted to kill all the Japanese population and by 1945, 22% were disappointed that more atomic bombs were not used on the Japanese after Hiroshima and Nagasaki. She uses a katana/samurai sword to kill vampires. The film begins with Donald parachuting into a remote jungle environment with the aim of destroying a Japanese airfield. [8], Bugs insults his customers by calling them "monkey face" and "slant eyes". With this remark, a female rabbit (dressed in a Hawaiian outfit) appears, saying, "It's a possibility!" Search. This was used by the American Government to help the American people to understand and be willing to fight the enemy as it is often easier when a group resembles an unidentified mass rather than individual civilians. All of the Japanese sailors on the ship look the same, reinforcing the idea of a Japanese unified mass especially when they all make a drilling sound to fix the plane. For example when Popeye shouts ‘I have never seen a Jap that wasn’t yeller’ this was because the term yellow was rarely used to refer to the Japanese because this could also reflect badly on America’s Asian ally, China. [8], They get served with chocolate-covered ice cream bars embedded with grenades. The Japanese race became a common enemy, regardless of nationality. Oxford: Oxford University Press. The term ‘Jap’ that Popeye used throughout the cartoon was also used to help create the idea that the West were fighting a different species, while Germans and Italians were treated as individuals, the Japanese as a race were seen to possess a herd instinct that led to extreme loyalty to their emperor. At first Popeye is confused but then it is revealed that the ‘cloud’ is actually attached to a Japanese plane with the lettering ‘Made in Japan’ written clearly on the back to make sure the audience knows who the enemy is. This page was last edited on 19 September 2020, at 03:16. Journal of the American Musicological Society, 54 (2). [8] The soldier bows in supplication to the authority figure. [6] Already in the introduction, Bugs identifies his Pacific island setting as a "garden of Eden and a "Shangri-La". [6] One battered soldier returns to present his specially-marked stick, earning him a free ice cream bar. Georgia: BearManor Media. [4] However, many anti-Nazi cartoons featuring Popeye didn’t really generate much suspense as everyone knew that the great Popeye would eventually triumph over the enemy. They are disguised as rocks and trees but still have racist Japanese features of big teeth and slanted eyes. & Wilt, D.E. He speaks in Japanese-sounding gibberish and coaxes the wrestler into a near kiss. [5] Then the owner of the feet confronts Bugs. [8] The soldiers run off as soon as they get served. Georgia: BearManor Media. It follows his adventures after being sent for punishment on a ship and running into Japanese sailors. & Black, G.D. (2000). He then signals an American ship to come get him. By examining the photographs in the December 22, 1941 edition of Life, it becomes clear that they are a direct form of … [8] The Japanese are characterized as single-minded, subservient to their superiors and gullible. London: Verso. Sign up. Ngai, Mae M. (2014) Impossible Subjects: Illegal Aliens and the Making of Modern America. Bugs' head peeks above the haystack, while the legs of the soldier appear below it. He eventually turns his bicep into a V for victory and destroys the ship. (1976) Propaganda: The art of persuasion: World War II. After a while he gets stuck under a waterfall and his boat starts filling with water. [8], Bugs then bumps into a sumo wrestler. 6 years ago | 28 views. [8] This portrayed them as fanatic and ruthless with a desire for overseas conquest without seeing the consequences and this was reinforced when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor in 1941 and many studios’ first impulse was to capitalize on the theme of treachery and brutality. Similarly, it could be a symbol for their cunning and cowardice, attacking from a cover. Pantheon. Bugs Bunny Nips the Nips is a 1944 Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Friz Freleng. Popeye: An Illustrated Cultural History (2nd ed.). [5], The film opens with Bugs singing from within a crate. Barrier, M.J. (2003). After falling from his plane, Popeye also lands on the ‘Jap Scrap Repair Ship’ and it begins to tip. [2] Because of the racism, this cartoon, along with some other World War II cartoons is now banned from being broadcast in most countries.[3]. The phrases "bowlegs", "monkey face", "slant eyes" both serve as racial epithets and audibly support the visualized stereotypes of the film. But it must be remembered that ‘this is a typical World War II propaganda cartoon with an ending that’s unpleasant and disturbing when viewed with today’s sensibilities.’[6], There are many similar cartoons that feature anti-Japanese stereotypes. Popeye uses terms like ‘Jap’ and ‘stormtrooper’ to describe the character and starts firing missiles at him from a plane while the stereotyped character frantically starts pedalling. Bugs pulls down the distress flag, lets out a wolf-cry and goes running after her. Epic 80's Cartoons (some pre-80's and 90's, but ALL Epic) by r_enzyme | created - 07 Feb 2015 | updated - 4 months ago | Public Refine See titles to watch instantly, titles you haven't rated, etc. [7] The soundtrack includes Trade Winds and Someone's Rocking My Dreamboat. Pantheon. Browse more videos. [5] The Japanese are distinctively othered as physically deformed. The biased and often fallacious depictions of the Japanese were not only limited to animated posters —even respected media sources such as Life Magazine aided the frenzy. [citation needed], Commando Duck (1944) focuses on cementing anti-Japanese stereotypes while using the character of Donald Duck. [7] Bugs' mission is accomplished. In response, Bugs transforms into a geisha. Bierly, S.R. [5] The caricature portrayal of this film serves as a host to well-worn stereotypes. It could also reference the surprise attack on Pearl Harbour as it could be argued they used there cunning there as well. (2015). After landing, he goes down a river on a small boat but is spotted by Japanese soldiers from the Imperial Japanese Army and they start firing at him. Scrap the Japs is a 1942 American anti-Japanese cartoon with the popular character Popeye as protagonist. The Review of Politics (Yale University Press) p406, Dower, J.W. He is able to easily fight off the Japanese sailors and when he throws them into the body of the ship their imprints make a ‘V’ shape, perhaps showing Victory for the Allies. [10] This went unnoticed as even Japanese Americans were being rounded up and put into internment camps in Washington, Oregon and California as it was thought they could join the enemy at any time, or commit acts of sabotage or espionage. The seductive first impression serves to set up a hazardous trap. This is a reference to US companies selling scrap metal to Japan before the war. [5] They resemble a swarm of bees and they are rendered less as human figures and more like a scourge in need of extermination. [5] This can be seen on many occasions throughout the cartoon, for example when all of the sailors gathered round the plane to fix it they made a unified drilling sound. The most similar is You're a Sap, Mr. Jap (1942) in which Popeye spots a broken down fishing boat. Click to watch more of The Amazing World of Gumball - https://bit.ly/35wZzDJFollow us for all the latest Gumball news! He uses the planes on the ships to clean it (e.g. This culminated in severe restrictions on Asian immigration to America.[2]. [7] He then sees an island and swims towards its beach. However, Bugs ties the soldier's plane to a tree, causing the plane to be yanked out from under him. London: McFarland & Company, Inc. (2001). "[6] There is a spoken reference to Mr. Moto to provide a well-acquainted name to the wartime enemy. Sheppard, W.A. Somebody: The Reckless Life and Remarkable Career of Marlon Brando. Rowan, T. (2012) World War II Goes to the Movies & Television Guide. [13], "Bugs Bunny, cast away on a Pacific isle, thinks the setting ideal until he finds his paradise infested with Japanese soldiers. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press. Hundreds of 'em! The short has similarities to both Wackiki Wabbit (1943) and Herr Meets Hare (1945). The weakness of Japanese equipment and ships is also represented when Popeye is able to use part of the railing like a tin opener to destroy the battleship. [10] These factors reinforced the idea that the Japanese were a unified mass even if some of them lived in America. When he goes on board, two foreign sailors hand him a false peace treaty which Popeye tries to sign (perhaps showing the willingness of the American people to stop war) before they hit him over the head with a mallet. Because of eating his spinach, Popeye turns into the Statue of Liberty which was a familiar symbol in anti-Nazi cartoons as it is also used in Disney’s Der Fuehrer’s Face (1943). You can be sure that … [12] Lerner suggests that Stalling was inspired by the name of Siegfried, "peace through victory". Director: Hiroyuki Kitakubo | Stars: Yûki Kudô, Saemi Nakamura, Joe Romersa, Rebecca Forstadt. He comes out in a 'Good Rumor' (a parody of Good Humor) truck, which plays Mozart ("Der Vogelfänger bin ich ja" from The Magic Flute), and hands each of the Japanese an ice-cream bar with a grenade inside it, calling them racist slurs such as "monkey-face" and "slant-eyes" whilst doing so. Shull, M.S. Dower, J.W. Then Bugs spots an American battleship (what I assume is the USS Iowa) in the distance and raises a white flag, yelling for them to come get him, but they keep going. Popeye then uses a piece of railing from the ship to cut it up like a tin with a can opener before sitting back and eating an ice cream waiting for the ship to crumble. Having now painted dozens of Japanese flags on the trees, denoting all the downed enemy forces, Bugs comments again about the 'peace and quiet – and if there's one thing I CAN'T stand, it's peace and quiet!'. [9], The short placed an emphasis on physical peculiarities to imply racial inferiority. Mocking: "Here's some scrap iron for Japan, Moto. P250, Bierly, S.R. Votes: 11,938 The temptation to use racial terms to describe the Japanese in these films was overwhelming as the US already had a history of anti-Japanese prejudice that was based on Japanese samurai traditions. Film Gorillas. [2] The cartoon, released on April 22, 1944, features Bugs Bunny. Grandinetti, F.M. Hollywood Goes to War: Patriotism, Movies and the Second World War from Ninotchka to Mrs Miniver. There are many symbols and themes that can be seen in this cartoon that were hoped to be picked up by American audiences. This in reference to the exotic havens depicted in South Sea island films and to the epic film Lost Horizon (1937). The soldier chases Bugs into a rabbit hole, where the soldier dumps a bomb inside. He howls and thumps his foot, his eyes bulging from their sockets. The gag with the ice cream-seeking soldiers makes use of the American perception of the Japanese as both gullible and greedy. Doing Their Bit: Wartime American Animated Short Films, 1939-1945 (2nd ed.). London: McFarland & Company, Inc. Kanfer, S. (2008). tying mops to the propellers) and also paints camouflage onto the ship showing that he is trying to help the war effort. Only then is Bugs alerted to the mortal danger that awaits him on the island. [4] Japan represented the ‘yellow peril’ and anti-Japanese prejudice was especially present on the West Coast of the United States. & Wilt, D.E. The broken down ship is eventually revealed to be disguising a huge destroyer and sinks Popeye’s ship. Stalling could intend the scene to represent the United States reaching such a peace. Painting a Japanese flag on a tree to denote one soldier down, Bugs runs into a sumo wrestler, against whom he confidently faces off (cockily marking a second and bigger flag on the tree). Cartoons with Japanese stereotypes made little effort to develop a Japanese character or explain what Japan hoped to accomplish from the war, they remained nameless. London: McFarland & Company, Inc. p129, Koppes, C.R. He leaps into an amorous pursuit and the film ends. Find more Japanese words at wordhippo.com! (2015). Stronger than Spinach: The Secret Appeal of the Famous Studios Popeye Cartoons. [11] When Bugs professes his hatred of the peace and quiet, demanding someone to get him out of this place, the tune is the Ride of the Valkyries. Eventually, little by little, Private SNAFU starts to reveal information to various characters he meets including a stereotypical looking German women at a bar. They are also shown firing the first shot at Donald’s back perhaps hinting at their cowardice. Instant Watch Options; Genres; Movies or TV; IMDb Rating; In Theaters; On TV; Release Year; Keywords; Prime Video (2) IMDb TV (4) Prime Video (Rent or Buy) (46) Animation (137) … 6 years ago | 28 views. Figure 3. The soldier has buck teeth, a thin mustache, dark eyeglasses, slanted eyebrows and curly, wavy hair. (1987) War Without Mercy: Race & Power in the Pacific War. [6] He is somewhere in the Pacific and is waiting for the inevitable island to turn up. [6] The masquerade scene involving the wrestler and the geisha makes use of two relatively harmless civilian-type characters to cast the enemy in a humorous light. Of course, however, the US Government issued statements that the enemy was not the German, Italian or Japanese themselves but it was their leadership that America should despise. Our Enemy - The Japanese - Short. Mr. Moto) some 'scrap iron' (an anvil),[4] causing the soldier to fall. Officials of the Office of War Information (OWI), the propaganda agency, were constantly updating and releasing manuals telling all animation studios how they could help in the war effort and reviewed screenplays of every major studio. All of the Japanese sailors start beating him but after eating his spinach, he throws his empty spinach can in the water to distract them and they all jump into the water. Bugs disguised as a general imitates photographs of Hideki Tojo. The Japanese enemies were freakish stereotypes but were more often showcased as idiots rather than actual threats, this may have been done to dehumanize them as this would make it easier for the American people to hate and kill them. "), Bugs thinks of a plan to get rid of them all. Enemy funny cartoons from CartoonStock directory - the world's largest on-line collection of cartoons and comics. Seven Minutes: The Life and Death of the American Animated Cartoon. [12], As Bugs signals the American ship, the tune is from the scene where Brünnhilde announces her pregnancy. However, Bugs manages to blow up the soldier with the bomb. Select from premium Japanese Propaganda Posters Ww2 of … (1978) The Politics of Propaganda: Office of War Information, 1942-1945. [6], Bugs hates being confined to a world of "peace and quiet". Chelsea House Publishers, New York p257, Kanfer, S. (2008). Bugs triumphantly shouts "timber" as the man falls. [citation needed], The American Government carried out an intensive effort to mould the content of films made during the war. London: Faber and Faber Limited. He speaks in Oriental-sounding gibberish, consisting of short syllables spoken in a staccato voice. Report. 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