This document discusses the history of Philippine cinema before, during, and after World War II. It describes how film was used for propaganda by the Japanese occupation forces and notes the themes of early postwar films, including heroism of Filipino soldiers, euphoria over the war's end, amnesia regarding the wartime period, depictions of collaboration, corruption in the new government, agrarian rebellion, and postwar disillusionment.

14. Some of the plays eventually got produced as movies in the postwar era: “ Limpia Bota ” story of Ernesto Bohol ’ s life. “ Ikaw kasi ” by Manuel Conde December 21, 1942-the Japanese decided to centralize the distribution and production of films in one agency: Eiga Haikyusha -Responsible for the importation of foreign films, mostly Japanese and German and later, Japanese propaganda for local consumption. The agency was launched with the screening of “ Toyo no Gaika ” (documentary) - “ United States Routed from the Philippines ” , “ Stars and stripes downed forever in East Asia ” , ” A war epic which will live long in your memory ” were some of the film ’ s claims.

19. “ Orasang Ginto ” The first Post-war Filipino movie or the first movie to come out after World War II 

20. PATRIOTISM? 

23. EUPHORIA 

29. AMNESIA 

31. COLLABORATION

32. Collaborator depicted in the darkest of colors; despicable and loathsome; villain deserving his most dastardly fate

33. Joseph Cordova depicts collaborators in many of his movies (particularly in "Hantik")

34. Eddie Romero presented collaboration with respect to its complexity and with a modicum of sympathy (example is "Apoy sa Langit")

35. Examples of Movies Showing Collaboration

36. Hantik (Joseph Cordova)

37. Apoy sa Langit (Eddie Romero)

38. Walang Kamatayan (Tor Villano)

39. CORRUPTION

40. Corruption non-payment of back pay (guerrilla benefits)

41. people realized that corruption had settled in the new government; guerrillas maimed in the war and pinned hopes for a new life

42. Examples of Movies Showing Corruption

43. Back pay

44. Huk sa Bagong Pamumuhay

45. REBELLION

46. HUKBALAHAP came to national prominence; movies pounced on the new material but censors stopped it; Luis Nolasco ’ s "Luis Taruc Ang Supremo ” was halted in its early shooting phase

47. Films Showing Post-War Agrarian Problems

48. Ako Raw ay Huk

49. Labi ng Bataan

50. Baril o Araro

51. Bisig ng Manggagawa

52. DISILLUSIONMENT

53. rancour among the guerrillas

54. Palaboy ng Tadhana

55. Anak Dalita

56. Lupang Pangako

57. CONCLUSION

58. The image of the guerrilla returning to his hometown and experiencing hardships gripped filmmakers and audiences alike. Film has unwittingly captured the tragedy of the post-war era, the festering decay of morality, the growing corruption, the amnesia of history.

59. End