User blog comment:Mob Hitman29/Favorite Sub-Genre of War Movies/@comment-3523988-20130403235048/@comment-3523988-20130404201131

Makes sense on how they portray other armies other than the Germans in foreign films as you say, Hitman.

And as for the Japanese Army, the vast majority did that during the 1930's, and that's why some recognise the beginning of WWII in 1937, but most of these actions weren't orders carried out by the Emperor himself, instead, the Emperor's generals effectively ruled the country, similar to WWI and Kaiser Wilhelm.