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No Tokyo theater will show 'Yasukuni' film

Three more theaters in Tokyo and one in Osaka have decided against screening "Yasukuni," a controversial documentary on Yasukuni Shrine by Chinese director Li Ying scheduled for release in mid-April, officials of the cinemas said Monday. Read the full... ...full story at Japan Times

from Japan Times on Tue, Apr 01 2008

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