Japan has a long history of policies that restrict possession of firearms to the general public. In order to manufacture or sell firearms and ammunition, a government license is required.
In the world of "The Man in the High Castle," gun laws would be as strict as they have historically been in Japan. Licenses would likely be granted to highly placed Japanese, but not to any other races.
In the world of "The Man in the High Castle," gun laws would be as strict as they have historically been in Japan. Licenses would likely be granted to highly placed Japanese, but not to any other races.
Nazi purity strategies began with forced sterilization of the disabled and foreigners, escalating to mass murder. In its most extreme form, the Euthanasia Program, foreshadowed Nazi Germany's broader genocidal policies. 'Racial hygiene' propaganda channeled health promotion programs, teaching that impure genes from 'the unclean' had to be eradicated in order to create a physically and intellectually superior race.
In the world of "The Man in the High Castle", with the Reich's regime having limited control over the Neutral Zone, characters with disabilities or those not 'racially pure' would travel or be smuggled into the Neutral Zone for a chance of survival.
In the world of "The Man in the High Castle", with the Reich's regime having limited control over the Neutral Zone, characters with disabilities or those not 'racially pure' would travel or be smuggled into the Neutral Zone for a chance of survival.
The idea of the 'common good' is thought to have its origins in the writings of the ancient Greeks and Romans, such as: Plato, Aristotle, and Cicero. Putting party/country/collective ahead of the individual was at the center of Hitler's Nazi ideology. It was enshrined in point 25 of the '25 point program' developed in the mid 1920s: "Common good before individual good".
"The Man in the High Castle" production design team spent much time researching images of public ceremonies held by the Axis powers. Flags and symbols of the respective territories were always prominent in these public ceremonies.
In the design of "The Man in the High Castle," the Neutral Zone is patterned after the late 19th century folklore of the 'wild west.' The costume design team played with this notion when designing for the Marshal. From bolo tie to cowboy hat, it was a deliberate choice to parade the juxtaposition of a Nazi donning the iconic American look of a cowboy.