Movie Yasukuni Stirs Up Interests

The documentary Yakuniku, directed by a Chinese who have been living in Japan for 18 years, stirs up a wave of dispute just before its planned premier in Tokyo next month. The documentary focuses on the controversial Shinto shrine, Yasukuni Jinja, a symbol of worship, war dead, Japan and its relations with China and other East Asian countries, which is how this website is about.

Funded by money from Chinese individuals and a Japanese government grant, Yasukuni debuted in this year's Sundance festival, considering the crew, director Li Ying and other Chinese and Japanese, the movie is truly a team work between jointly conducted by the both sides.

The center of the dispute, is some of Japan's ruling LDP members, complains that the movie is "biased" and "more of a work in favoring Chinese side", they question the use of government fund for such a "politically motivated" work, and demand to withdraw the fund.

Now the question is not only about the fund, also the fate of the opening of the movie in Japan and China, how people will accept it? From the title on the movie's post, it says "Telling the stories to Japanese". I hope at least the news regarding the movie may increase people's curiosity and thus want to know more about it.