Empress Michiko, the Strength of the Reed (2021)

Release Date: 2021-07-21
Runtime: 1h 5min
Director: Anne-Sophie Chaumier Le Conte

Installed at the heart of Japanese society when the country was in a state of collapse after World War II, and then launched on a frantic course to achieve modernity, over a period of 60 years, Michiko followed an unexpected path: that of encouraging the Japanese people to indulge in greater introspection in order to build a united, peaceful and enlightened Japan.