“Khoo-Kham” Nationalism and Japanese Soldiers: the Difference Images of Japanese

Soldiers between Thai History and the Memory of Marginalized people

By

Mr.Pipad KrajaejunMiss Pennapa Monsa-ardMiss Thippaporn Inkum

Asian Studies Institute, Chulalongkorn University

Under directed by Asso. Prof. Dr.Surangsri

Tonsiengsom

Introduction

These are images of the Japanese soldiers in World War II. Thai people in the Thai’s novel 1968 recognized the Japanese soldiers as the invaders and came to infringe upon the sovereignty of the Thai nation.

How can we explain this phenomenon?

Objectives:

Firstly, to study the factors of Japanese soldiers’ negative image which have been in the memory of Thai people.

Secondly, to study the difference images in the Thai people in central area and the marginalized people.

Text book about Thai and Japanese in the

World War II

Plot / Metanarrative

Social Memory about Thai&Japan in WW II

Historical Facts

Selected historical

facts

“Khoo-Kham” - Novel

Propaganda Poster of the Japanese Army in Thailand

Propaganda Poster of the Japanese Army in Thailand, this shown that the Japanese Army was the friend of Thailand.

The painting show Japanese soldiers and Thai soldiers checked hand together in the World War II

Thai textbook

Statistic of Khoo-Kham shown in dramas after the novel was wrote in 1968.

1968 (Television drama) shown in Channel 7.1973 shown in Theater.1978 shown in Channel 5.1988 shown in Theater. 1990 shown in Channel 7; this drama was the most popular among all.

อั�งศุ�มาลิน: “หยุ�ด เชลิยุทั้��งสอังน��นเป็�น คนไทั้ยุ แผ่�นน��ก็�เป็�น

ขอังไทั้ยุ” Angsumalin: “Stop! Both captives are Thai people. This land is belong to Thai.”

Quotation from Khoo-Kham novel

Khoo-Kham Novel was written by Thommayantee

in 1968

Khoo-Kham in 1973

Khoo-Kham

in 1988

Khoo-Kham in 1990 was the most popular version.

Khoo-Kham in 1990

Khoo-Kham on the stage performance in 2006, performed by Japanese actor – Seki Oseki.

Khoo-Kham in Japanese version shown in Japan.

Map of Japanese military routes in Southeast Asia

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Shan state

Thailand

Mae Hong Son province

Map of Japanese and Thai military occupied the Shan state in Burma

Thai soldier (ก็อังทั้�พพายุ�พ) entered to Northern of Thailand, this army was supported by Japanese

army in the WW II

Mr. Japu WutwittawatHilltribe people in Pang Mapha, Mae Hong Son, N Thailand, 80 years old. The eye witness who met the Japanese soldiers.

Thank you very much for attention.

We thank to Asso. Prof. Dr.Surangsri Tonsiengsom

Mrs. Saikeaw ThipakornAsian Study Institute of Chulalongkorn University

Central Library of Chulalongkorn UniversityMr. Therdwong, the technician of Central Library