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Shusenjo: Korean Comfort Women
February 24, 2020, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Film director Miki Dezaki presents his powerful debut work Shusenjo: The Main Battleground of the Comfort Women Issue. This highly acclaimed documentary examines the enduring, divisive legacy of the Japanese military’s wartime use of sexual slaves, officially referred to as “comfort women.” Even in today’s Japan, seventy-four years after the end of the Pacific War, discussion of these women and their experiences produce powerful reactions that range from denial, to defensiveness, to calls for sincerity in contrition. Come join us for an exploration of this important issue with the film’s director.