"Yasukuni" finds French distributor

Written by Patrick Frater
Thursday, 22 May 2008
Story Categories: Cannes, Documentary, Festivals, Film, Japan, market, "Yasukuni," the controversial documentary about the Japanese attitudes to war criminals, has been acquired for French release by Jupiter Communications. Company plans a theatrical release later this year. International sales are being handled by The Film Library, which picked up the film shortly before Cannes. Directed by Chinese helmer Li Ying, pic has caused howls of outrage within Japan from politicians, shrine officials and film financiers. Its Japanese release was delayed by protests and required distributor Argo to find new theaters."In a more and more violent world, it is essential to be conscious of the criminal aspect of wars. This confrontation with the ugly, non-heroic side of war will not change the past, but allow us to improve the future of our children," Jupiter topper Jan Roeloffs said. © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. Bookmark with.. Comments (0) Write comment This content has been locked. You can no longer post any comment. There is a problem with the comment system, or you do not have javascript enabled.