Fuji documentary

[Aaron Gerow]

New services reported that Fuji TV, a major force in the film industry 
since the 1980s with such hits as Bayside Shakedown, has announced that 
it will begin investing in production of documentaries for theatrical 
release. With the success of Bowling for Columbine in Japan, as well as 
good reception of Fuji TV's own TV documentaries, the company is hoping 
to break open a new market there. The first production, based on story 
already covered on TV, is called _Haha yo!_ is about the life of a 
zainichi Korean woman.

We'll see what the end result is, but the announcement leaves me with 
mixed feelings, either cringing over the prospect of Bayside-style 
documentaries, or happy that at least some major corporate money is 
being spent in this area.

Aaron Gerow
KineJapan owner

Assistant Professor
Film Studies Program/East Asian Languages and Literatures
Yale University

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