Yes, this is very anti-Japanese and it shows the stereotypical "Jap" with the exaggerated teeth and slanted eyes, but I find it not offensive at all because it was done in 1945 and that's the way a lot of North Americans (yes, Canadians, too) thought of the Japanese back then. They weren't thought too highly of after bombing Pearl Harbor and getting the U.S. into a horrible war. So, you'll have to excuse them if they are a bit out of line in the politically-correct arena. If this was made today, I would have a problem with it.
Basically, it makes fun of "Tokyo Rose," a propagandist who gained fame with her many broadcasts to the U.S. soldiers....and they weren't encouraging. Making fun of her is quite acceptable, the same as they made fun of Hitler in cartoons in this era, too.
Actually, the drawings here of "Rose," along with her jive talk, are very funny and Mel Blanc's Porky Pig imitation on someone is also good.
The thrust of the cartoon isn't to make fun of the Japanese, anyway; it's to plug the sale of war bonds to help with the Allied War effort. It's a "Mr. Hook" cartoon produced by the U.S. Navy and that was the intention of the handful of Hook animated shorts that were produced. This is the third one I've seen and frankly, the only one that had a good share of humor to it. It was also made for the sailors because there a couple of "boob" scenes in here you wouldn't see made for the kiddies!
Basically, it makes fun of "Tokyo Rose," a propagandist who gained fame with her many broadcasts to the U.S. soldiers....and they weren't encouraging. Making fun of her is quite acceptable, the same as they made fun of Hitler in cartoons in this era, too.
Actually, the drawings here of "Rose," along with her jive talk, are very funny and Mel Blanc's Porky Pig imitation on someone is also good.
The thrust of the cartoon isn't to make fun of the Japanese, anyway; it's to plug the sale of war bonds to help with the Allied War effort. It's a "Mr. Hook" cartoon produced by the U.S. Navy and that was the intention of the handful of Hook animated shorts that were produced. This is the third one I've seen and frankly, the only one that had a good share of humor to it. It was also made for the sailors because there a couple of "boob" scenes in here you wouldn't see made for the kiddies!