AW: Wings of Defeat at Embassy

[Junkerman John]

The film opened without incident, so far (5/3, 1 pm). Packed house,  
no evidence of nationalists.

A subtitled version of Li Ying's comments at the April 10 press  
conference has been posted here:

Cancelled Release of the Film Yasukuni (1/2)
http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=ueQL6IQT8xI
Cancelled Release of the Film Yasukuni (2/2)
http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=0jC_aJF4J28

John Junkerman






On May 3, 2008, at 10:10 AM, Roland Domenig wrote:

> Yasukuni, by the way, is opening today at Cine Amuse in Shinjuku,  
> where it will be shown until May 9. After that it is sceduled to be  
> screened in two other cinemas in Tokyo. At 11:00, 13:40, 16:20 and  
> 19:00 Cine Amuse is showing the film with english subtitles.
>
> Roland Domenig
> Tokyo
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> Von: owner-KineJapan at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu [owner- 
> KineJapan at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu] im Auftrag von Aaron Gerow  
> [aaron.gerow at yale.edu]
> Gesendet: Freitag, 02. Mai 2008 20:39
> An: KineJapan at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu
> Betreff: Wings of Defeat at Embassy
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> The discussion of Yasukuni has toned down on KineJapan, but I noticed
> that the mailing I get from the Japanese embassy featured a screening
> of Wings of Defeat, the film by Risa Morimoto (and produced by Linda
> Hoagland), about the kamikaze. Although this film is definitely
> critical of wartime Japan, it has not encountered the problems
> Yasukuni has:
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> http://www.us.emb-japan.go.jp/jicc/JapanNow/EJN_vol4_no6.htm#tokko
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