Comments on: Yasukuni: The movie http://ampontan.wordpress.com/2008/03/15/yasukuni-the-movie/ Japan from the inside out Sun, 20 Dec 2009 22:32:13 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Masamune http://ampontan.wordpress.com/2008/03/15/yasukuni-the-movie/#comment-17267 Masamune Mon, 12 Jan 2009 16:04:14 +0000 http://ampontan.wordpress.com/?p=843#comment-17267 Origin of yasukuni is Izumo Yasugi where is the land living ancient japanese gods. Gods of Izumo was getting angry to China such a things. Origin of yasukuni is Izumo Yasugi where is the land living ancient japanese gods.
Gods of Izumo was getting angry to China such a things.

]]> By: Ueno Murakami http://ampontan.wordpress.com/2008/03/15/yasukuni-the-movie/#comment-14110 Ueno Murakami Fri, 04 Apr 2008 22:50:41 +0000 http://ampontan.wordpress.com/?p=843#comment-14110 It seems a the Seventh Art Theater in Yodogawa Ward in Osaka will screen the movie. See the full article here - http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20080404a2.html. Sounds like a legal issue really, but considering that a decision hasn't been made yet theater owners should show the movie. This vacuum of inaction by the government lends to this situation. Hope the movie comes up north. I'd love to see what all the fuss is about. It seems a the Seventh Art Theater in Yodogawa Ward in Osaka will screen the movie. See the full article here – http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20080404a2.html.

Sounds like a legal issue really, but considering that a decision hasn’t been made yet theater owners should show the movie. This vacuum of inaction by the government lends to this situation.

Hope the movie comes up north. I’d love to see what all the fuss is about.

]]> By: Ken http://ampontan.wordpress.com/2008/03/15/yasukuni-the-movie/#comment-14099 Ken Thu, 03 Apr 2008 16:11:27 +0000 http://ampontan.wordpress.com/?p=843#comment-14099 Bill, Do not misunderstand. I am neither a nationalist nor even conservatist. I do not care whichever the movie is opened or not and a theater in Osaka seems opening. Just I dislike those who demand only own right and freedom without knowing those should be judged based on comparative consideration with other's right and freedom. Further more, I hate those who mistake they can become a righteous man if siding the weaker and labeling the opponent as 'racist' or so like following site. http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=wO_-r0qYOFY This woman protested to be a short-time-heroin, "Don't you know how much we are working without pay?" against governer's suggestion for early meeting. But it was revealed that she was not working without pay and she is doing political activities, which is illegal as public servant, in revolution oriented marxist sect. Bill,
Do not misunderstand. I am neither a nationalist nor even conservatist.
I do not care whichever the movie is opened or not and a theater in Osaka seems opening.
Just I dislike those who demand only own right and freedom without knowing those should be judged based on comparative consideration with other’s right and freedom.
Further more, I hate those who mistake they can become a righteous man if siding the weaker and labeling the opponent as ‘racist’ or so like following site.
http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=wO_-r0qYOFY
This woman protested to be a short-time-heroin, “Don’t you know how much we are working without pay?” against governer’s suggestion for early meeting.
But it was revealed that she was not working without pay and she is doing political activities, which is illegal as public servant, in revolution oriented marxist sect.

]]> By: Aceface http://ampontan.wordpress.com/2008/03/15/yasukuni-the-movie/#comment-14097 Aceface Thu, 03 Apr 2008 10:50:02 +0000 http://ampontan.wordpress.com/?p=843#comment-14097 "It would have been shown in a privately owned movie theater on private property. That’s not a public place. " The theaters owned either by privete individual or company that takes money from general public to show a film would both be regulated under 興行場法,thus consider "public"space. http://www.houko.com/00/01/S23/137.HTM “It would have been shown in a privately owned movie theater on private property. That’s not a public place. ”

The theaters owned either by privete individual or company that takes money from general public to show a film would both be regulated under 興行場法,thus consider “public”space.
http://www.houko.com/00/01/S23/137.HTM

]]> By: ampontan http://ampontan.wordpress.com/2008/03/15/yasukuni-the-movie/#comment-14093 ampontan Thu, 03 Apr 2008 02:05:06 +0000 http://ampontan.wordpress.com/?p=843#comment-14093 Ken: Don't misunderstand, I'm not happy that people just can't show a movie and let whoever wants to see it see it without threats to their safety. My point is that the issue should be properly identified. It's the same thing when people say Japanese don't like Koreans, so they're racist. You might use any one of several words to describe a hypothetical Japanese who doesn't like hypothetical Koreans, but "racist" is not a possibility. Ken: Don’t misunderstand, I’m not happy that people just can’t show a movie and let whoever wants to see it see it without threats to their safety. My point is that the issue should be properly identified. It’s the same thing when people say Japanese don’t like Koreans, so they’re racist. You might use any one of several words to describe a hypothetical Japanese who doesn’t like hypothetical Koreans, but “racist” is not a possibility.

]]> By: Ken http://ampontan.wordpress.com/2008/03/15/yasukuni-the-movie/#comment-14091 Ken Wed, 02 Apr 2008 16:28:12 +0000 http://ampontan.wordpress.com/?p=843#comment-14091 Likewise, food shop ownership can choose whom to serve and whom not to serve. http://www.philly.com/philly/news/homepage/16845211.html A hero of a blog to have taken down 'Japanese only' sign may be sued. Likewise, food shop ownership can choose whom to serve and whom not to serve.
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/homepage/16845211.html
A hero of a blog to have taken down ‘Japanese only’ sign may be sued.

]]> By: ampontan http://ampontan.wordpress.com/2008/03/15/yasukuni-the-movie/#comment-14087 ampontan Wed, 02 Apr 2008 11:53:44 +0000 http://ampontan.wordpress.com/?p=843#comment-14087 It would have been shown in a privately owned movie theater on private property. That's not a public place. The ownership can choose what movies to show and what movies not to show. Choosing not to show a movie does not deprive anyone of free speech. It would have been shown in a privately owned movie theater on private property. That’s not a public place. The ownership can choose what movies to show and what movies not to show. Choosing not to show a movie does not deprive anyone of free speech.

]]> By: Aceface http://ampontan.wordpress.com/2008/03/15/yasukuni-the-movie/#comment-14085 Aceface Wed, 02 Apr 2008 11:43:15 +0000 http://ampontan.wordpress.com/?p=843#comment-14085 "Some people are calling this a freedom of speech issue, but it’s actually a law enforcement issue" I think these two are the same when it comes to cinema being shown in the public place. “Some people are calling this a freedom of speech issue, but it’s actually a law enforcement issue”

I think these two are the same when it comes to cinema being shown in the public place.

]]> By: ampontan http://ampontan.wordpress.com/2008/03/15/yasukuni-the-movie/#comment-14080 ampontan Wed, 02 Apr 2008 09:14:57 +0000 http://ampontan.wordpress.com/?p=843#comment-14080 Some people are calling this a freedom of speech issue, but it's actually a law enforcement issue. It's not hard to understand that theater owners want to protect their employees from possible violence, as well as the other tenants of the building. How can the police prevent crazy behavior that might happen at any time? Then again, some overseas sites stopped showing the film Fitna for the same reasons. Hard to resist putting up this statement from UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on March 28: "I condemn, in the strongest terms, the airing of Geert Wilders’ offensively anti-Islamic film. There is no justification for hate speech or incitement to violence. The right of free expression is not at stake here. I acknowledge the efforts of the Government of the Netherlands to stop the broadcast of this film, and appeal for calm to those understandably offended by it. Freedom must always be accompanied by social responsibility." This guy has a serious problem. Some people are calling this a freedom of speech issue, but it’s actually a law enforcement issue. It’s not hard to understand that theater owners want to protect their employees from possible violence, as well as the other tenants of the building.

How can the police prevent crazy behavior that might happen at any time?

Then again, some overseas sites stopped showing the film Fitna for the same reasons.

Hard to resist putting up this statement from UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on March 28:

“I condemn, in the strongest terms, the airing of Geert Wilders’ offensively anti-Islamic film. There is no justification for hate speech or incitement to violence. The right of free expression is not at stake here. I acknowledge the efforts of the Government of the Netherlands to stop the broadcast of this film, and appeal for calm to those understandably offended by it. Freedom must always be accompanied by social responsibility.”

This guy has a serious problem.

]]> By: Durf http://ampontan.wordpress.com/2008/03/15/yasukuni-the-movie/#comment-14079 Durf Wed, 02 Apr 2008 08:46:28 +0000 http://ampontan.wordpress.com/?p=843#comment-14079 It's disappointing to see threats of violence shutting down film screenings like this. I thought the fingerprinting at Narita was supposed to keep terrorism out of Japan . . . It’s disappointing to see threats of violence shutting down film screenings like this. I thought the fingerprinting at Narita was supposed to keep terrorism out of Japan . . .

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