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Philippine Cinema During The World War II
Philippine Cinema During The World War II
World War II
By: Joel Ian D. Espenilla &
Alaiza Marie P. Flancia
Wartime Films and the Effect on
Philippine Films
• The Japanese occupation introduced a new
player to the film industry – the Japanese; and a
new role for film – propaganda
• Movies/Theater performances:
– Ang Tiktik (1941)
– Ang Iyong Ina and Ikaw Na (1946)
– Sanggano (1947)
Mila del Sol
• Clarita Villarba Rivera
• A Filipina film actress and entrepreneur
• Volunteered for the Red Cross during the
World War II
• Movies:
– Orasang ginto (1946)
– Garrison 13 (1946)
– Batalyong XIII (1949)
Movies
Dugo ng Bayan (1946)
• Directed by Fernando Poe Sr.
• Starred by Fernando Poe
Sr. and Patricia Midares
• A tribute to the Soldiers of
the World War II
Garrison 13
• Starred by Mila del Sol and Carmen Rosales
• The movies showed the atrocities committed
by the Imperial Japanese Army in the
Philippines during the war
Walang Kamatayan (1946)
• A drama film
• Directed Tor Villano
• Starred by Rolando Lwanag, Fred Penalosa,
Gregorio Ticman, Don Dano, and Manuel
Barbevto
Guerilyera (1946)
• Directed by Octavio Silos
• Starred by Carmen Rosales
• A movie about a Filipina guerilla fighting
against the Japanese invaders