Chinese director Jiang Qinmin is sick of World War II films that tap into the bitter history his country shares with Japan.
"It is easy to make such historical films since we all know what happened, but they just make Chinese people hate Japan," Jiang said in a recent interview.
That's the reason Jiang's most recent film, "Tokyo Newcomer," is set in contemporary times and focuses on a positive historical connection — the two countries' shared love for the ancient board game go, or "weiqi" as it is known in Chinese.