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A film by John Junkerman
121 minutes, documentary, color, English & Japanese w/ English subtitles, 2016
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On April 1, 1945, American troops landed on Okinawa, beginning a battle that claimed the lives of some 240,000 people. The film depicts the battle through the eyes of Japanese and American soldiers who fought each other, along with Okinawa civilians who were swept up in the fighting, with carefully selected footage from the U.S. National Archives. The film also conveys the postwar fate of Okinawa, home to U.S. military bases and American soldiers - and the related crimes, accidents, and pollution they have caused. In Okinawa, the legacy of the war translates into a deeply rooted aversion to military force. This has been expressed in recent years by the island-wide rejection of a plan to build a new U.S. base at Henoko, a source of controversy to this day. Okinawa: The Afterburn explores the roots of this resistance and Okinawa's vision for the future.
"One emerges not just with understanding and admiration, but also with hope." - John W. Dower, Pulitzer Prize & National Book Award Winner
"A terrific tour-de-force, beautifully integrating the history with a contemporary perspective." - Roger Pulvers, Novelist & Playwright
"Sheds light on the ferocious anger against U.S. bases." - The Japan Times
● Four Bonus Scenes: Facing the Flamethrower; Early Postwar Life;
Photographer Ishikawa Mao; The Occupation Mentality
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