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Film spotlights Vietnamese temporary workers' plight in Japan

Film Dec 21, 2020

Film spotlights Vietnamese temporary workers' plight in Japan

by May Masangkay

When director Akio Fujimoto's "Along the Sea" reaches theaters nationwide next spring, he hopes the plight of Vietnamese temporary workers depicted in the film will show the exploitative reality their like face in Japan at times. A co-production with a Vietnamese film company, the movie ...

Akio Fujimoto trades drama for authenticity in film about the refugee experience

Film Oct 17, 2018

Akio Fujimoto trades drama for authenticity in film about the refugee experience

by Mark Schilling

Akio Fujimoto's "Passage of Life," a drama about the struggles of a Myanmar family in Japan and the troubled return of a mother and her children to Yangon, premiered at last year's Tokyo International Film Festival before continuing on to win honors and acclaim ...

'Passage of Life': A family drama that treats refugees with respect

Film / Reviews Oct 17, 2018

'Passage of Life': A family drama that treats refugees with respect

by Mark Schilling

Hollywood films about the immigrant experience are common enough (see "The Godfather" and other classic gangster movies for examples), while Japanese films on the same topic are rare, save for those about Zainichi (ethnic Koreans) in Japan. (Among the best is Zainichi director Yoichi ...

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