Underplayed Gems

Song of the Reed (2015)

Song of the Reed poster
Original title
蘆葦之歌
Directed by
Wu Hsiu-ching
Genre
documentary film
Country
Taiwan
Runtime
1h 16m
Rating
10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

This documentary follows six elderly Taiwanese women who were former comfort women during wartime. It shows them receiving counseling and support from a relief foundation, facing their past, and finding some peace in their later years.

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What happens

『蘆葦の歌』(あしのうた、原題:蘆葦之歌、英題:Song of the Reed)は、2015年公開の台湾のドキュメンタリー映画。台湾籍の元慰安婦を題材とし、婦女救援基金会が製作、が監督した。 1998年のドキュメンタリー映画『阿媽の秘密』に続く、台湾籍の元慰安婦を扱った2作目のドキュメンタリー映画である。 婦女救援基金会が元慰安婦女性を対象に行っていた心身ケアの取り組みを軸に、2011年から2012年にかけての女性たちの姿を記録した。、、、、、の6人が登場する。慰安婦問題の告発に加え、支援者や日本の民間団体との交流、晩年に自分自身と向き合う姿が描かれている。 題名は、『聖書』「イザヤ書」の「傷ついた葦を折ることなく」という趣旨の言葉に由来する。康淑華は、歴史を語り日本軍の残虐行為を告発するだけではなく、元慰安婦女性たちの回復の過程を描き、次世代が自らの人生と結び付けて受け止められるようにすることを意図したと述べている。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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