Yasukuni (DVD) (Japan Version) DVD Region 2

Constructed in 1869, the Yasukuni Shrine enshrines 2.5 million people who died in the line of duty while serving Imperial Japan. Every year, visitors of all walks - from families to Cabinet members to the Prime Minister of Japan - come to pray and pay their respects to the war dead. And every year, Yasukuni becomes the focus of impassioned protests and diplomatic rows, because among those honored at Yasukuni are over 1,000 World War II war criminals including 14 Class-A war criminals. Viewed by China and Korea as a glorification of Japan's past imperialism and military aggression, Yasukuni has been a major source of local and international contention and controversy in the past few decades, particularly because many politicians continue to visit the shrine annually.

Ten years in the making, Yasukuni is an extraordinary documentary from Chinese director Li Ying about the stories, symbolism, and significance of this Shinto shrine located in Chiyoda, Tokyo. The film captures different people who come to the shrine for different reasons: right-wing militarists hailing the emperor, family members who want their relatives removed from the shrine, supporters, protesters. Li Ying's camera unflinchingly documents the chaotic cross-section of people and ideologies that meet at Yasukuni, drawing on the raw emotions, historical memories, and confused politics that make the shrine so controversial.

A Tokyo resident since 1989, director Li Ying has garnered awards in both China and Japan for his documentary work. His previous 2H won the Netpac Prize at the Berlin Film Festival in 2000. Partially funded by the Japan Arts Council, Yasukuni has drawn mixed reactions in Japan where Li struggled to find a cinema willing to screen his film, but it was met with acclaim at the Berlin, Pusan, and Sundance Film Festivals.

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Product Title:	Yasukuni (DVD) (Japan Version) 靖國 Yasukuni (DVD) (日本版) 靖国 Yasukuni (DVD) (日本版) 靖国　YASUKUNI Yasukuni (DVD) (Japan Version)
Director:	Li Ying 李纓 李缨 李纓 Li Ying
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Release Date:	2008-10-01
Publisher Product Code:	CCRA-7029
Language:	Japanese
Country of Origin:	China, Japan
Picture Format:	NTSC What is it?
Disc Format(s):	DVD
Region Code:	2 - Japan, Europe, South Africa, Greenland and the Middle East (including Egypt) What is it?
Other Information:	2DVDs
Shipment Unit:	1 What is it?
YesAsia Catalog No.:	1011415182

タイトル : 靖国　YASUKUNI
出演 : 刈谷直治／菅原龍憲／高金素梅
監督 : 李纓

誰も知らなかった、歴史がここにある。上映中止の映画館も続出、政治家をも巻き込んで社会現象を産み出した問題のドキュメンタリー。

東京・九段下にある「靖国神社」に関る様々な人々を、１０年に渡って撮り続けたドキュメンタリー。毎年8月15日の終戦記念日になると、そこは奇妙な祝祭的空間に変貌する。旧日本軍の軍服を着て「天皇陛下万歳」と猛々しく叫ぶ人たち、的外れな主張を並べ立て星条旗を掲げるアメリカ人、境内で催された追悼集会に抗議し参列者に袋叩きにされる若者、日本政府に「勝手に合祀された魂を返せ」と迫る台湾や韓国の遺族たち。狂乱の様相を呈する靖国神社の10年にわたる記録映像から、アジアでの戦争の記憶が、観るものの胸を焦がすように多くを問いかけながら鮮やかに甦ってくる。そして知られざる真実がある。靖国神社のご神体は刀であり、昭和8年から敗戦までの12年間、靖国神社の境内において8100振りの日本刀が作られていたのだ。「靖国刀」の鋳造を黙々と再現してみせる現役最後の刀匠。その映像を象徴的に構成しながら、映画は「靖国刀」がもたらした意味を次第に明らかにしていく。

テクニカル・インフォメーション
色 : カラー
画面 : 16：9
言語／音声 : 日本語：DD

その他の情報
著作権 : "(C) 2008 Dragon Films, Inc. All Rights Reserved."
仕様他 : 2枚組
日本小売価格 : ￥4500

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