Monthly Archives: Jun 2016

Some thoughts on the SEALDs documentary “About My Liberty”

Posted on Jun 26, 2016 by William Andrews

Although released originally in May, it is timely to catch About My Liberty: SEALDs 2015 now while it continues to play (with English subtitles) at Uplink in Shibuya. Alongside Shimin Rengō (Civil Alliance for Peace and Constitutionalism) and the opposition … Continue reading →

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Funding campaign launched for documentary “The Fall of Icarus”, sequel to “The Wages of Resistance: Narita Stories”

Posted on Jun 23, 2016 by William Andrews

The co-director of The Wages of Resistance: Narita Stories, the 2014 documentary about the anti-Narita Airport protest movement, has launched a fundraising campaign to complete work on a follow-up film. Haruhiko Daishima is hoping to raise ¥3 million for The … Continue reading →

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Go! Go! Second Time Gaijin: A mockumentary about Japanese ultra-nationalists

Posted on Jun 4, 2016 by William Andrews

A gaijin uyoku?! Surely a contradiction in terms, right? (That is, unless you believe the rumours that the ranks of ultra-nationalist groups are actually filled with Japanese of Korean descent.) But Go! Go! Second Time Gaijin is about just that: … Continue reading →

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