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Japanese Cartoon - Sacred Innocence Lost

February 10, 2020


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I watched "My Neighbor Totoro"  again last night and was struck by the fact that there was no evil in this world. Even the monsters were benign. It was a fresh reminder that most entertainment is dedicated to inducting us into a satanic cult by showcasing and promoting  all our worst instincts and vices.


This film reminded me that a child's innocence is sacred and priceless. This innocence is being destroyed by the new sex education curriculum which teaches children about intercourse and homosexuality even before they reach puberty. Clearly, sex is used to despoil and debauch, not just children but society in general. It reduces all relationships to the level of sexual exploitation. This is more evidence that society is controlled by Satanists, who no longer even think it necessary to hide. We are under occult attack yet are too compromised to even recognize that we are being dehumanized--turned into demons.


"Why is it that they can impose immorality on us, but we can't impose morality on them?"   


(Updated from June 29, 2010)

by Henry Makow Ph.D.


Recently my wife introduced me to a Japanese animated feature called "My Neighbor Totoro."

Although directed at children, this movie reminded me of the power of art to reassure, refresh and inspire. It was a reminder of what we are being denied.

myo.jpegWritten and directed by Hayao Miyazaki (left) in 1988, the film describes the interaction between two sisters, Satsuki and Mei, and "wood spirits" in a rural area near Tokyo in 1957.

Many things about this picture amazed me. I can't remember when I have last seen innocence portrayed. These children are innocent, especially the youngest, Mei. The child's wide-ranging emotional reactions deftly conveyed in her facial expressions reminded me that art makes us more human by revealing what is universally human. The feelings of a child resonated in me.

Rarely do I see recognizable human emotions portrayed in the movies--loss, yearning, hope, love. I'd list more but I have forgotten what they are. I have been brutalized and become jaded.

The girls' father, Mr. Kusukabe, an archeology professor, is acting as a single father. Mrs. Kusukabe is in the hospital. I loved the way this father treated his children, with such patience and respect. I loved the world they inhabited, where he could bathe naked with his two girls without neighbors snooping and Family Services breaking down the door.

This world is innocent. The culture is intact. People know the difference between what is healthy and what is sick and evil.  .

When Mei sets out alone to visit her mother, we don't have to worry about her being abducted or sexually molested. When Satsuki goes to find her, everyone is courteous, concerned and helpful. Despite what Japan went through in the last war, the culture remained intact.

My_Neighbor_Totoro_by_EvilBunnySlippers.jpgSatsuki calls upon the wood spirit Totoro for help. In turn, he enlists a giant cat (left) who doubles as a bus. I loved that these creatures were benign. There was no sense of menace.

Compare this with the trauma or filth found in many children's movies. Take Bambi where the mother is killed by hunters or Finding Nemo  where his family is eaten by a shark. Madagascar is full of homosexual references.

If we want a healthy society, the mass media has to uphold healthy values. Call me Ayatollah, but I would ban porn, depravity and violence. Why is it that they can impose immorality on us, but we can't impose morality on them?  

We have been brainwashed to reject the notion of Satan and Satanism, but our society is satanically possessed. You can see it in the obsession with sex and money and the acceptance of depravity, obscenity and violence. This is not accidental. It is the deliberate policy of the Illuminati, a satanic cult that controls the mass media and much more.

Even the Internet has become a source of irritation. I spend too much time reading doom and gloom, and not enough being inspired by the free music or beautiful pictures on Flickr.

A FM-radio jazz announcer used to sign off with the words: "Think nice thoughts." That's half the battle to saving our souls. It's all in where we focus our attention. 

I was amazed by how much "My Neighbor Totoro" invigorated me. I felt cleansed and uplifted. It reminded me that my soul needs nourishment, not just mind and stomach.



The Trailer for "My Neighbor Totoro"

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Don't forget the terrifying "hell fire" sequence in Disney's The Hunchback of Notre Dame or the inspiring concept in Brave of a loving mother who gets turned into a bear by a witch and spends half the movie roaring and threatening to kill (and eat?) her little girl. Great fare for the kiddies!

It's time for parents to face the fact that they have been had by hype and deception to harm their children's natural sense of security, going right back to the woodsman taking Snow White into the forest to kill her.  What a concept to instil in an innocent mind!  But it's undoubtedly intended as preparation for the finance-generated insecurity the little ones will be expected to endure, despite physical super-abundance being all around them, in adult life.




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Comments for " Japanese Cartoon - Sacred Innocence Lost"

Matt said (November 5, 2015):

. It was nice to read your article about the Japanese cartoon you enjoyed it. The Japanese are another culture that's being eradicated from this demonic conspiracy today though. They were once a people that lived by strict moral principles. They called it 'Bushido'. Obviously it wasn't at the standard of pure Catholicism, but it did have enough truth to create a strong people and culture that cared about integrity and virtue. Today the Japanese are as heavily into pornography as Europeans, and as such their child birth rate is among the very lowest in the world at 1.4 children per woman. It is easy to get bogged down in the cesspool this world is sinking into. I often do to be honest. It weights heavily on my soul. But the Bible does speak of the peace that surpasses all understanding, and It also gives 'Comforter' as one of the names of the Holy Ghost.

Frankly, I think it's healthy to struggle with the realities this world is facing and the increasing ignorance that's deepening in the people and communities around us. It shows our eyes AND hearts are open. It means we 'care'. But at the same time it's critically important to keep turning to God for comfort in our prayers, actions, hopes, dreams, and faith.

When it's all said and done maintaining the integrity and purity of ones soul is what matters most Henry:

Matthew 16:26:

For what doth it profit a man, if he gain the whole world, and suffer the loss of his own soul? Or what exchange shall a man give for his soul?


Bill D said (November 4, 2015):

I too appreciate what you have written. Every day I see the deepening immorality, social destruction and family breakdown in my country (New Zealand), with all the attendant drug and criminal problems; disconnected, demoralized, confused and angry youth and small children exposed to tripe on TV and their computer games. To be reminded of beauty and real love is wonderful.


DB said (November 3, 2015):

Thanks for sharing this beautiful asian cinema with us. We need to reclaim the innocence we once had.

Asians never relinquished theirs. That is WISDOM!

Here is a sample of more inspiring film in Asia, these are in the form of ads. The west’s offerings are appalling by comparison.

http://tinybuddha.com/fun-and-inspiring/my-dad-is-a-liar-video-that-will-pull-at-your-heart-strings/

http://tinybuddha.com/fun-and-inspiring/a-simple-act-of-caring-creates-an-endless-ripple/


Stephen Coleman said (November 3, 2015):

While growing up my children discovered Japanese cartoons and they absolutely loved them. A series called "Fruits Basket" was their favorite and it can even make adults think and take notice. I highly recommend these quality programs for children. Another cartoon movie that greatly affected them was "Grave of the Fireflies".

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePAbxN-nY4E

In addition they learned a few words in Japanese.


Thomas F said (November 2, 2015):


I too really like this movie. I can highly recommend Miyazakis other works, too, and although many of them do contain bits of violence, there is a clear distinction between good and evil. They are beautiful, really.

Thanks for what you do, Henry. I think you'd do well to follow your own advice at the end of the article (listen more to music, look at nice pictures - and be selective about how much doom and gloom you imbibe - really, it works to maintain a balance, I know it from my own experience - As Nietzsche said "don't stare overlong into the abyss")


Kristen said (November 2, 2015):

I loved the article on the Totoro cartoon! There's another Asian program I just discovered- I don't speak Korean nor have I visited the country, but their soaps eschew marital infidelity. All Korean love stories, the fantasy is MARRIAGE!

Adultery is punished by law in S Korea, and was a plot point in one series I watched, a scene where the police barged into a hotel room because they heard a married woman was in the room at the same time as a man who was not her husband. This is a recent show of modern times, not an old movie.

Korean soaps are almost all the same, love stories in which the end results in marriage, the finality of the series.

There is never cursing, or "poop" jokes or sexual situations. Everyone is clothed, and the jokes are not "wink wink" jokes. They are all clean. Respect for ones elders, tradition, and family values are promoted and considered matter of course. The Koreans love these programs too.


Marco A said (November 2, 2015):

That was a beautiful article Henry, which compliments what I'm sure is a beautiful story. I am similarly shocked, if that is the right word, when I encounter true innocence. You put it perfectly in my opinion when you write, "I felt cleansed and uplifted. It reminded me that my soul needs nourishment, not just mind and stomach." I feel the same things. We really are spiritually deprived, this world simply just does not provide in the daily rat race. And even in my spare time I don't make any good effort to spiritually feed my soul. Luckily there are still some gems out there like 'Totoro' to do that for us.

In regards to innocence, I don't really seem to find it in children anymore though, which is an unbelievable shame. Indeed it is a rare thing. But once you witness pure innocence its easy to recognize it as the perfect state of mankind, intended by God. There is a sanctity in it, and when you realise that and witness its beauty then the evil powers in the world that are in opposition to it really do appear brutally ugly and evil.

The world you describe in the film reminds me of an Eden.
I think this quote by J.R.R. Tolkien compliments your article, where he talks about the garden of Eden and how it is our natural home, "But certainly there was an Eden on this very unhappy earth. We all long for it, and we are constantly glimpsing it: our whole nature at its best and least corrupted, its gentlest and most humane, is still soaked with a sense of 'exile'."

I agree with you on so many points, I want pornography and all this other TV crap which debases man gotten rid of as well, lets all get healthy again. You need to run for Prime Minister, seriously, you got my vote. Never mind Trudeau, we both know he wont bring any good change. Lets make this world an Eden, instead of a living Hell.


Galen said (November 1, 2015):

Henry, I love Totoro, too. Yes, the innocence and benevolence. And Totoro is such an imposing presence. At first I did not expect him to be on the side of good, or thought that at least he would be mischievous. But he is a friend.

I remember as a child what a downer it was to be watching either a beautiful cartoon or a lovely movie and how ugly it got when the dark or evil element was added. To be flying and be forced to crash was such a dirty trick. It became harder and harder to find any work where some evil didn't show up. Some say that's because it would be boring to not have that added tension. Bull!! Beauty and wonder and magic are so fulfilling and thrilling. We glimpse our potential.

I've kind of taken Totoro as a personal totem. He is in a few places throughout my home. Makes me feel safe and befriended, kind of like a playful Christ. Below are three of my Totoro house-mates. Two are just T-shirts that grace the wall. Your Jazz announcer said: "Think nice thoughts." Maybe as we do that we are able to imbue the fictional with the authentic. Thanks, Henry, for sharing some delight.

galen


ps: I also delight in pronouncing his name with what I believe could be the Japanese proper. Emphasis is on the first syllable. Hear:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FU1A5uABgPk


JV said (November 1, 2015):

My daughter visited her aunt in Japan. Walking along the neighbourhood, she noticed a couple of times over a few weeks a wallet on a fence post by the sidewalk. She asked her aunt about this. It was explained that it is custom in Japan that if you find a wallet, that you put it on the closest fencepost for retrieval. ... And then there is Anglo-American 'culture'...


Miki from Japan said (July 6, 2010):

Always thank you for interested articles.

I do not take your permission, but I sometimes translate it and introduce in my brog.

Thank you very much.

I read two points of articles of the animated cartoon by being related to Japan.

The Miyazaki movie is televised by the special feature in Japan in every year of summer.

Like an annual function.

It is popular like that so that an audience rating rises even if televise it every year.

Common many Japanese have an impression like Mr.Makou.

However, the Japanese studying Illuminati and Freemason doubts it like the latter.


Even if we enjoy it in everything anytime when we enjoy it, I am calm and feel that I must be how I digest it.

Because there is always two-facedness, there are structure of the world and the opposition of feelings.

It fuses without the two-facedness rallying by the Japanese culture.

Even if when we enjoy it, we anytime in everything, I am are calm and feel that there must be it how I digest it.

Miki
from Japan


DL said (July 4, 2010):

I am from Illinois. I first visited your site today. I will visit again fairly often. Thank you! I just want to tell you that I indetified with your coloum on TOTORO. I have been living in Japan for the last twenty years of my fifty. What you described in TOTORO is as I know Japanese culture. That's mostly why I am still here.


STEVE said (June 30, 2010):

I totally agree with you and "Dan's" reply, today's movies and television are dark and sinister or if a comedy disrespectful, selfish and sleazy. TV seems obsessed with crime/FBI/cop dramas about forensically inspecting dead bodies, torturing abductors, sex murders, terrorists, etc. I also believe the FBI / NSA / police type shows are designed to intimidate us into never taking on our elite masters, as these dramas always show all before them as totally defeated and never winning. That the "force" is always right and the average Joe Citizen as strange, perverted, greedy losers that need rounding up or shooting down.

I have a free to air channel that now shows 60's to 80s old TV shows - what a contrast! Yesterday I watched Bewitched where they stopped a greedy developer from destroying a kids park in the city - couldn't stop chuckling. Then the Flintstones came on, even my 20 year old son laughed. The first thing you notice is how colourful the old shows are [rich colour] and the decency with which people treat each other. I remember My Three Sons, Bonanza, Wagon Train, etc - always a well written story with usually a very good moral brought out, not to mention entertaining, elevating and relaxing.

It is very hard to find any decent DVD at the video store and I am now wandering over to the classics and musicals section. Trouble is, there is usually only a limited amount of classics available. Even watched some Humphrey Bogart, Doris Day, movies - most alive with a really radiant sunny, sense of joyfully looking forward to life.

I agree with you that these type of shows have not disappeared by accident - that is impossible in a supposed competitive, open market! Our controllers have purposefully stopped making decent entertainment to dumb down positive, uplifting, inspiring, moods and thinking. It's like they are trying to keep us in a dull, defeated, state of mind that is much easier to control.

Thanks for the article - you struck a nerve!


David said (June 30, 2010):

I just wanted to email you and let you know that I really appreciated your article on My Neighbor Totoro.

Hayao Miyazaki is a true artist and I would encourage you to take a look at some of his other works as well.

I was first introduced to Miyazaki films through his breakthrough U.S. Film Kiki's Delivery Service. He does a wonderful job of depicting the same themes that you mentioned in Totoro. The innocence of the characters, the polite and friendly culture, and the lack of violence and "menace".

Thanks again for this article, as well as all of your other articles as well!


Ed said (June 30, 2010):

I watched Hayao Miyazaki's movie /Spirited Away/, and highly recommend it. I've seen other anime films that you would consider uplifting, as well. But beware; there also are pornographic manga movies (they call it "hentai manga," whether in film or in comic books), and some of that stuff is remarkably lewd. I'm thinking particularly of one film titled /Legend of the Overfiend/ (/Orutsukidoji/), which could be classified as "tentacle porno." So anyway, I would just advise you to look at the disclaimers on DVDs that you buy or rent, lest you find yourself shockingly surprised.


Dan said (June 30, 2010):

Amen. The reason why I purchase so many DVD TV shows and movies 1980’s and prior. To see the craft of acting still alive. To view something positive and bright. To have a simple laugh. To feel a sense of commonality and community once again.

I watched an episode of Green Acres last night and just laughed my ass off. Switched over to regular TV for a minute to catch some news on the Internet.

Looked up at the TV for a moment and another dark ugly crime drama. Everyone wearing dark colors, sour puss expressions, ugly picture of a dead guy being shown blood coming out of his mouth and eye sockets. Just shook my head. Said a prayer to God telling him it would be okay if this were my last day on Earth.

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Peter said (June 30, 2010):

Dear Henry, how right you are with your latest article about this beautiful Japanese cartoon. We are all caught in a circle of evil.

Three months ago i became very ill with chest problems etc. I was diagnosed stress. Since then i only concentrated on the good things in life and dropped 'doom reading' on the Internet. I tell you, i got my life back:) even searching for the truth gives us bad and dark energy.

We cannot chance the coming events, thats why we have to search for the positive energy of God. Take care and God bless:-) peter


Manuel said (June 30, 2010):

Henry watch Ponyo, that´s a beautiful Japanese animation from the Ghibi studio too, full of uplifting values and healthy family messages. Another one I liked a lot was Princess Mononoke, which transported me to ancient Japan to tell us about what happened in the ancient past and how we repeat our mistakes. In fact I need to re watch that one in face of the horrendous gulf oil terrorist attack the elites are unleashing against us. I recommend it to you too.


Jim said (June 30, 2010):

Henry, I too enjoy Japanese anime. I search for good ones for my grand-daughter. I think it's just Japanese Culture...I've studied Japanese martial arts and culture for 12 years and found it very uplifting. "Spirited Away" is one of my faves and a great movie is "A Taste of Tea"

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Thanks Jim

"Japanese culture." They still have one. Culture is based on common ideals, something we need to rediscover.

h


Matt said (June 30, 2010):

I wanted to thank you for your article on My Neighbor Totoro.

I too love this film as well as most Miyazaki movies.

I introduced these movies to my 6 year old and she too loves them and the characters.
They are just lovely movies that inspire and feed the heart and soul.

The fact that the Academy Award was given to Miyazaki for "Spirited Away" shocked me.
I guess that every once in a while they have to award truly great work.

I have watched "Spirited Away" with my daughter too many times to count and we never get bored of it.

It is brilliant and I agree with you that too many movies created today "destroy the spirit".

I would recommend that people buy movies like this. They truly inspire!


Henry Makow received his Ph.D. in English Literature from the University of Toronto in 1982. He welcomes your comments at