Yasukuni (2007)

Original title

靖国

Directed by

Li Ying

Genre

documentary film

Country

Japan

Runtime

2h 03m

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The film examines the Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo, a site that honors Japan's war dead and sparks ongoing controversy. It follows the people connected to the shrine, including a swordsmith making a new blade for it and visitors with differing views on history and memory.

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What happens

Yasukuni (靖国) is a 2007 film made by Japan-resident Chinese director Li Ying (simplified Chinese: 李缨; traditional Chinese: 李纓; pinyin: Lǐ Yīng). It took ten years to complete and had been screened at the Pusan International Film Festival 2007, World Cinema Competition Sundance Film Festival 2008 and Berlin Film Festival 2008. It also won the best-documentary award at the Hong Kong International Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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