Kimigayo Fukiritsu
Against Coercion -- Refusing to Stand for "Kimigayo"
- Release Date
- TBD
- Running Time
- 87 min
- Genre
- Documentary
- Color
- Color
- Screening Format
- DVCAM
- Screen Size
- Standard (1:1.37)
- Sound Processing
- Stereo
[ Directed by ]
[ Produced by ]
[ Production Company ]
Video Press
[ Story ]
Since the 1999 law instituting the Hinomaru as Japan's national flag and the Kimigayo ("His Majesty's Reign") as the national anthem, debate has grown over schools' coercion of flag hoisting and anthem singing at official functions. The school board of Tokyo passed official notice allowing public school teachers to be punished for refusing to stand while the national anthem was being played. In this documentary, the filmmakers follow the teachers' "resistance movement" as they endure suspension and protest through demonstrations and lawsuits. Production house Videopress, renowned for its documentaries about labor and human rights, has produced Korean, Chinese, and English language versions for international distribution.
[ Official Site ]
[ Contact (International) ]
Video Press
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