The opening scene to the movie made me feel like this was a very extravagant and well off era. The scenes started off with japanese credits and banners, which I was not surprise to see since professor had given us the introductions before the movie started. At first it started off with some drama, then became a slice of life sort of movie with some added comic relief so the movie would not be so dull. I thought this was a very interesting thing they did, the comic relief kept the movie from being dull or seem like a propaganda. But towards the end of the movie I was very surprised in how the movie abruptly turned into a propoaganda. With the raising of the japanese flag, children standing in military like formation, "honesty, courage and love" pledging, and a Japanese citizens pledge. There was no doubt about it being a propaganda right when all those things occurred. With that turn towards propaganda it kind of ruined the movie for me.