A Japanese-American director digs deep into the controversial 'comfort women' issue to settle the debate on whether the women were paid prostitutes or sex slaves, and reveals the motivations and intentions of the main actors pushing to revise history in Japan.
Direction
Dezaki inserts himself as skeptical protagonist, not invisible observer.
Editing
Juxtaposes deniers' talking points against survivors' testimony with surgical precision.
Writing
Refuses easy villains—exposes motivated reasoning on all sides.
Director
Miki Dezaki
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Dezaki's Buddhist priest background informs his approach to testimony as sacred witness, not mere evidence.
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