Divine Wind
Saturday, September 8, 2007
Kamikaze (神風) is a Japanese word, usually translated as divine wind, believed to be a gift from the gods. The term is first known to have been used as the name of a pair or series of typhoons that are said to have saved Japan from two Mongol fleets under Kublai Khan that attacked Japan in 1274 and again in 1281.
In popular Japanese myths at the time, the god Raijin was the god who turned the storms against the Mongols. Other variations say that the god Fujin or Ryūjin caused the destructive kamikaze.
The name given to the storm, kamikaze, was later used during World War II as nationalist propaganda for suicide attacks by Japanese pilots. This use of kamikaze has come to be the common meaning of the word in English.
Quoted from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamikaze_(typhoon)
5 comments:
whats the link between
flag of our fathers and
letters from iwo jima?
these 2 movies are always link together...
are they the same battle?
Hi Mr Fuzhi,
The two movies are produced by the same director, Clint Eastwood. Through these two movies, he aims to talk about the battle in Iwo Jima. The 'Flag of our Fathers' is a movie from the American perspective of the battle. 'Letters from Iwo Jima' is from the Japanese perspective. Generally speaking, I would regard them as anti-war movies.
Leo
Is there any movie about the battle of Okinawa that took place soon after?
whats that?
