Indoctrination of Ethic-Code Samurai Towards Kamikaze Pilots During World War II

Abstract

This article discusses the indoctrination of the samurai code of ethics (Bushido) against the pilots of the Japanese Troops Kamikaze during World War II. The data were obtained through a literature study of the literature published in Japan in Japanese written from the results of interviews with the pilots who participated in the mission. The author also examines several collections of pilot letters as an expression of their hearts before carrying out the task (mission) of suicide. This study aims to understand the forms of State (Japan) indoctrination of Kamikaze pilots with a samurai code of ethics (Bushido) which made the pilots willing to sacrifice their body and soul in World War II so that conclusions can be drawn in the form of research findings. This research method is a literature study method referring to the idea of ​​Nazir (1988). Data collection techniques with literature study according to the idea of Sugiyono (2005). The theory used in this research is the theory of hegemony Gramsci's (2014) and the theory of power relations Foucault's (2014). The results of the data analysis showed that the pilots of the Japanese Troops Kamikaze in World War II were willing to carry out attacks on enemy ships because they were indoctrinated by the State (Japan) through the samurai code of ethics, also known as Bushido, which contained moral attitudes such as courage, honor, pride. self, loyalty, and good name.