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Japan film festival decides not to show "comfort women" movie and other participants withdraw their movie in protest

2019-10-29 1 Dailymotion

日영화제 위안부 다큐 상영보류에 "내 영화도 상영말라"<br /><br />A Japan-based film festival has decided against screening a documentary about Japan's wartime sexual slavery of women and girls who are commonly known as "comfort women".<br />The film, 'Shusenjo: The Main Battleground of the Comfort Women Issue', is directed by Japanese-American director Miki Dezaki.<br />The organizers of the Kawasaki Shinyuri Film Festival said they made the decision based on safety and management risks as some people interviewed in the movie had filed a lawsuit to stop the documentary being screened.<br />However, the festival's decision has been met by protests.<br />A film company, Wakamatsu Production, said it was withdrawing two of its movies set to be screened at the festival,... accusing the organizers of "murdering freedom of expression".<br />

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