Princes of the Yen

Princes of the Yen investigates the role of central banks and how they can be used to reshape a country’s economic, political, and social structures.

In the 1990s, Japan experienced a dramatic economic crash during which the stock market fell by 80% while house prices rose by 84%. The film examines the underlying causes of this extraordinary period in Japanese history, arguing that central bankers deliberately engineered both the boom and the subsequent collapse. It further suggests that a similar pattern is now repeating itself across Europe.