Japanese director disappointed film pulled from Thai film festival

Thursday 25th September, 06:50 AM JST

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OgieDoggie at 08:17 AM JST - 25th September

If a director from Thailand made a movie of this subject about JAPAN then just watch how fast Japan would have that movie pulled.

But if a Japanese director were to make this king of movie about Japan am sure it would be accepted with no questions...right?
ebisen at 08:39 AM JST - 25th September

ogie - a very good pointless point :). The main reason it was pulled out was because it was not fitting the the general atmosphere of the festival - just imagine having a horror splatter movie at a "Children's Anime Festival" - now how would this fit in? - the same with this case..
lipscombe at 10:43 AM JST - 25th September

yeah, let's just watch Disneyesque drivel for the rest of our lives.
presto345 at 01:34 PM JST - 25th September

The topic is discussed elsewhere. No need for an extension here JT. Read enough nonsense.
roobus1 at 01:59 PM JST - 25th September

It's a hsame that things have to get pulled.. movies are about creativity and expression... yes it may be a touchy subject but so was schindlers list, so was the killing fields blah blah blah.. Thailand pulled it because it highlights something that is a bad slur on their image and something that the whole world knows exists, especially in that region.... any nation would do the same, I don't agree with it, but I definitely understand why they did it...
cdninkyoto07 at 05:41 PM JST - 25th September

Much ado about nothing... seems the Japanese don't like it when they make movies of other countries misgivings. But I seem to recall not to long ago a documentary about Yasukuni being pulled from the theaters in Japan as it was considered offensive by some. Ahhh... the double standards Japan would have us live by...
some14some at 06:46 PM JST - 25th September

If a director from Thailand made a movie of this subject about JAPAN then just watch how fast Japan would have that movie pulled.

Japan would have solved the problem much faster, by arresting the Film Director and destroying the film !
Nessie at 06:52 PM JST - 25th September

Japan would have solved the problem much faster, by arresting the Film Director and destroying the film !

A polite letter from the local LDP/Yak office would suffice: "Dear Sir, Remember Itami Juzo? Your truly, Your Nine-fingered Friends"
unscrejects at 03:18 PM JST - 26th September

Ogie: you said it.