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Yasukuni: The Stage for Memory and Oblivion

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Li Ying's documentary film “Yasukuni” opened in Tokyo on May 3, without incident but under heavy police protection. The original launch of the film, scheduled for April 12, was postponed when four theaters in Tokyo and another in Osaka cancelled their screenings of the film after conservative members of the Japanese Diet raised questions about the film's political stance (See also David McNeill and John Junkerman, Freedom Next Time. Japanese Neonationalists Seek to Silence Yasukuni Film.
Title: Yasukuni: The Stage for Memory and Oblivion
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Li Ying's documentary film “Yasukuni” opened in Tokyo on May 3, without incident but under heavy police protection.
The original launch of the film, scheduled for April 12, was postponed when four theaters in Tokyo and another in Osaka cancelled their screenings of the film after conservative members of the Japanese Diet raised questions about the film's political stance (See also David McNeill and John Junkerman, Freedom Next Time.
Japanese Neonationalists Seek to Silence Yasukuni Film.

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