"Tokyo, April 1910" was an unproduced episode of The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles, which would have been part of the third season of the series. The subject of the episode was to have been marine biology with the theme being "What is Honor? Or Interpendence of Species".
In this episode, a ten year old Indiana Jones would visit Peers School in Tokyo, Japan, where his father Henry would be teaching. He would meet a Samurai instructor, who teaches him the ways of Japan, discussing the importance of information and education in Japanese society. On a trip to the coast, Indy encounters a local fisherman and discusses the ocean with him. Indy would meet General Nogi Maresuke and the future Emperor Hirohito, the latter of whom would have go whale-watching with Indy that leads to a shark attack. The boys would have been ultimately rescued by the samurai.
While the episode went unproduced, Hirohito was referenced as part of the West End Games roleplaying game supplement Indiana Jones and the Rising Sun (1994)[1] and later mentioned in Max McCoy novel Indiana Jones and the Secret of the Sphinx (1999).[2] Indiana Jones: The Ultimate Guide (2008) later made mention that Helen Margaret Seymour got to see the gardens of Kyoto during the world lecture tour.[3]
Synopsis[]
From 2008 StarWars.com article "The Lost Chronicles of Young Indiana Jones" by Pablo Hidalgo:[4]
- Episode #36 "Tokyo, April 1910"
- Indy's Age: 10
- Subject: Marine Biology
- Characters: Hirohito; General Nogi
- Theme: What is Honor? Or Interdependence of Species
- Synopsis: Indy visits Peers School in Tokyo, where his father is teaching. He meets a Samurai instructor, who will teach him the ways of Japan. They discuss the importance of education and information about Japanese society. On a trip to the coast, Indy meets a local fisherman and discusses the mystery of the ocean. Indy meets young Hirohito (age 10) and explores tide pools with him; they talk about interdependence of species. Indy and Hirohito go whale-watching and have an encounter with a shark; the Samurai exhibits bravery in saving them.
Notes and references[]
- ↑ Indiana Jones and the Rising Sun
- ↑ Indiana Jones and the Secret of the Sphinx
- ↑ Indiana Jones: The Ultimate Guide
- ↑ The Lost Chronicles of Young Indiana Jones (archive) StarWars.com. Originally published April 7, 2008.
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