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Yasukuni (2008)

Audience Score
60
Yasukuni
The film looks at the history of Yasukuni Shrine in Chiyoda, Tokyo, where more than 2 million of Japan's war dead are enshrined. More than 1,000 of them are war criminals convicted at the 1946–48 Tokyo tribunal, including 14 Class-A war criminals, Hideki Tōjō among them. The film shows not only the widely reported political incidents associated with the shrine, but also takes an in-depth look at the shrine's sword-making tradition, the Yasukuni sword being the film's underlying motif.
DirectorLi Ying
WriterLi Ying

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:January 18th, 2008
Original Language:Japanese
Production Companies:Beijing Youth Film Studio, Dragon Films