Eiga Nipponkoku Kenpo
Japan's Peace Constitution
"Japan's Peace Constitution" ( Director/John Junkerman, Siglo, Ltd. 2005(c))
"Japan's Peace Constitution" ( Director/John Junkerman, Siglo, Ltd. 2005(c))
- Release Date
- July, 2nd, 2005
- Running Time
- 78 min
- Genre
- Documentary
- Color
- Color
- Screening Format
- DVD
[ Directed by ]
[ Produced by ]
[ Cast ]
[ Staff ]
- OTSU Koshiro ── Cinematography
- Soul Flower Union ── Music
[ Production Company ]
SIGLO
[ Story ]
The Japanese Constitution, known as the Peace Constitution, has been the subject of heated discussion since the Self Defense Forces were dispatched to Iraq. This documentary examines the Japanese Constitution in the international context. Focusing on the pre-amble and the anti-war clause, Article 9, twelve international experts consider the meaning of the peace constitution in Japan. The interviewees include John Dower, Pulitzer Prize winning author of 'Embracing Defeat', the seminal history of the Occupation; linguist Noam Chomsky; Beate Sirota Gordon, who drafted the equal-rights clause of the constitution; and Kang Man-Gil, a Korean historian.
Directed by John Junkerman, whose Chomsky 9.11 included a long interview with Noam Chomsky after the terrorist attacks on the twin towers.
[ Film Festivals, Awards ]
Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival 2005
[ Contact (International) ]
Siglo, Ltd.
#210, 5-24-16 Nakano, Nakano-ku, Tokyo 164-0001
Rep: YAMAGAMI Tetsujiro
tel: +81 3 5343 3101
E-mail: siglo@cine.co.jp
http://www.cine.co.jp
