[KineJapan] Kawase Redux

[Gerow Aaron]

I see that some have defended Shukan Bunshun because it has been one of the few publications to consistently report on sexual and power harassment in the film industry. (It broke both the Sono Shion and the Sakaki Hideo stories.) So it might not be too easy to reject.

The timing of this new article obviously goes with the release of the first part of her Olympics documentary, and the initial articles about the film. I see there is criticism on social media of her first public statements about the film on its release, when she makes comments like this:

"I wanted to bring the focus back on the everyday hustle, challenges and the strife, especially of the committee members, issues of feminism. Also, of the government officials who took upon themselves this responsibility having committed Japan to holding these Games. There’s something incredibly Japanese about this idea of responsibility and commitment. Maybe it cannot be fully understand beyond Japan. The notion of what you’ve decided, you have to see through."
https://variety.com/2022/film/news/kawase-naomi-japan-olympics-cannes-film-festival-1235277301/ <https://variety.com/2022/film/news/kawase-naomi-japan-olympics-cannes-film-festival-1235277301/>

Her notions of both what is “Japanese” and what is “feminism” have some people scratching their heads.

Aaron

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