[KineJapan] Kore-eda, Miyazaki, Takahata, etc. oppose State Secrets Act

[Mark Roberts]

Addendum: last night, during a Q & A session following the screening of his new film Court of Zeus (Zeus no hôtei), director Takahashi Gen was asked for his opinion of the State Secrets Law passing on December 6th. 

He said: "To me, December 6th was the day that Japan was finished. Most citizens don't care about this and take no initiative to investigate what it means on their own. Coverage on TV has been limited. Personally, I want to stay out of this country as much as possible, and watch what's going to happen ten years from now on TV."

Takahashi was also queried about whether he had encountered any interference while making Court of Zeus, which is highly critical of the Japanese judiciary system. He answered: no. Senba Toshiro, the well-known ex-police official turned whistleblower was also on the panel, and he added that while there would be no direct interference with the production of this type of film, there was no doubt in his mind that all of Takahashi's telephone conversations were monitored, and all activity in his bank accounts had been scanned and recorded.

M.
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