Since the last days of my internship are approaching, I was glad to get a last opportunity to experience a part of Japanese history, even if it was a very sad and depressive one.Yesterday, ANA sponsored the ANA Nippon Eiga series in a theatre Midtown. The event began with a brief presentation about ANA on the screen and the audience could listen to a song which was written for this movie. We also enjoyed free popcorn. Then the movie began.
Paul from PP&M performing the song Before watching the film, I couldn't imagine the parents of the kidnapped individuals to withstand such hardship. To see the struggle of these Japanese people, the parents of Megumi and the other relatives of abducted Japanese, I was deeply impressed as well as frustrated. It made me so upset that such things are possible in the modern world. The injustice they had to suffer their whole lives was unbelievable. Anyway, the Yokota family never gave up the search for their daughter and did everything that was possible. It made me feel like writing a letter to tell them how much I admire them for their strength and faith. The movie also animated you to get to know more about the history between North Korea and Japan. For me it was almost a shame that I haven't heard of the abductions before. But after the movie there was a discussion with the directors of the movie and I got to know the purpose of it. They directed the movie because most of the Western part of the world hasn't heard about these incredible incidents. They want to wake people up to become aware of these happenings. They answered a lot of questions from the audience. They told us that the parents of Megumi are nearly ok today, but still continue to look for their daughter. Even if it's very sad, I can just recommend taking a look at this film. The DVD of this amazing movie is going to come out in September. So, check it out: http://safarimedia.net/ Tanja S.
