I think that KineJapan should not be adverse to political discussions
when they concern film and they presence of the US military in South
Korea is a debatable topic. Having said that, to me it is pretty clear
that Mr Petri's post is rife with inaccuracies if not downright
absurdities.<br>
<br>
I doubt anyone, from servicemen/women to commanders, would claim the US
Army is "home" in South Korea. And to compare civilian South Koreans in
the US to a US military presence is SK is absurd, clearly they play
completely different socio-politcal roles.<br>
<br>
In any case, what I really want to mention is that the issue of
Japanese abductess which Mr. Petri alludes to is now addressed in a
Jane Campion-produced, Japanese language, documentary called Abduction:
The Megumi Yokota story, which will open next week in Japan. I thought
it was superbly made and extremely powerful.<br>
<br>
rob schwartz<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 11/19/06, <b class="gmail_sendername">Jim Harper</b> <<a href="mailto:jimharper666@yahoo.co.uk">jimharper666@yahoo.co.uk</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
<div>Is there any need for this? Jonathan just asked for people's
reactions to the documentary. I don't think he intended to cause a
dispute.</div> <div> </div> <div>Jim Harper.</div><span class="q"> <div> </div> <div><b><i>Armand Petri <<a href="mailto:armandnjosie@hotmail.com" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">
armandnjosie@hotmail.com</a>></i></b> wrote:</div> <blockquote style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255); padding-left: 5px; margin-left: 5px;"> <div> <div> <div>Actually
I feel very sorry for the North Korean people. Just reading about
and looking at photographs and at the Satellite images of
North Korea I would think you would be more inclined toward helping you
neighbor out of the hell that has been created by a very sick and
evil ruler. I have read a considerable amount of history of Korea,
and have come to the conclusion that your hero Kim Il Sung is a
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