The Hidden System That Built Japan’s Economic Power
The Bank That Created Japan’s Economic Miracle (Then Destroyed It)
In 1945, Japan was a nation reduced to rubble — its cities burned, its currency worthless, its people starving. Yet within just a few decades, it would rise to become the world’s second-largest economy, a global powerhouse of technology, industry, and finance. How did this extraordinary transformation happen?
This documentary uncovers the secret alliance at the heart of Japan’s postwar miracle — the partnership between the Ministry of Finance and the Bank of Japan. Working behind the scenes, these two institutions designed and directed the nation’s recovery with surgical precision. They controlled credit, guided industries, managed exchange rates, and shaped the destiny of millions, all with a shared goal: rebuild Japan from the ashes and make it stronger than ever.
From the harsh austerity of the Dodge Line to the boom years of the 1960s, from the oil shocks of the 1970s to the wild excesses of the 1980s bubble, this is the inside story of how Japan engineered prosperity — and the high price it paid when that system began to crack.
It’s a story of vision, discipline, and unintended consequences. A story of how bureaucrats became the architects of an empire built not on conquest, but on coordination. And a story that still echoes today, as nations around the world grapple with the same questions Japan once faced: How much control is too much? And can any system sustain a miracle forever?
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