September 1923 (2023)

Original title

福田村事件

Directed by

Tatsuya Mori

Genre

history, drama

Country

Japan

Runtime

2h 17m

Rated

K-12

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 10 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A Japanese film set in 1923, it depicts a real event where nine ethnic Japanese people were murdered by a mob because they were mistaken for ethnic Koreans. It shows the fear and violence that erupted during the Kantō Massacre.

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What happens

September 1923 (福田村事件, Fukudamura jiken; lit. 'Fukuda Village Incident') is a Japanese film about the Fukuda Village Incident, in which nine ethnic Japanese people, including women and children, were killed on suspicion that they were ethnic Koreans. It was released on September 1, 2023, the 100th anniversary of the Kantō Massacre. The film won the New Currents award at the 28th Busan International Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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