Twenty-one movie theaters across Japan including Tokyo plan to screen a documentary film on the war-linked Yasukuni Shrine in May or later, a company distributing… ...full story at Japan Today
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| 16 Jul 08 |
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Yasukuni Shrine Matsuri 08" »
YouTube video Video taken on the 16th July 08' at the Yasukuni Shrine Matsuri. Yasukuni Shrine is a Shinto shrine located in Tokyo, Japan. It is dedicated to the kami (spirits) of soldiers and others who died fighting on behalf of the Emperor of Japan. |
| 01 Apr 08 |
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No Tokyo theater will show 'Yasukuni' film » Japan Times 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... |
| 01 Apr 08 |
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'Yasukuni' cinema snub not LDP fault: Machimura » Japan Times Chief Cabinet Secretary Nobutaka Machimura denied Tuesday that ruling party lawmakers' actions have led cinemas not to screen a contentious documentary film on the war-related Yasukuni Shrine, and culture minister Kisaburo Tokai expressed regret over the... |
| 21 Apr 08 |
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Entertainment › Tokyo cinema to screen 'Yasukuni' from May 3 » Japan Today The controversial film "Yasukuni" will be screened at eight cinemas in seven prefectures between May and July, with a cinema in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward running… |
| 06 Apr 08 |
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Freedom-of-expression gantlet » Japan Times Four movie theaters in Tokyo and one in Osaka have decided not to screen "Yasukuni," a documentary on Japan's war shrine. Rightist groups protested against the planned screenings with vehicle-mounted loudspeakers and harassing telephone calls. Most movie... |
| 03 Apr 08 |
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Osaka theater to screen 'Yasukuni' »
Japan Times ![]() OSAKA (Kyodo) A movie theater in Osaka said Thursday it will screen "Yasukuni," the contentious documentary by Chinese director Li Ying about the war-related shrine, in early May. Read the full story . . . |