Podcast with Miki Dezaki Director Of Shusenjo The Main Battleground Of Comfort Women

Abstract

We caught up with Miki Dezaki at the University of Central Lancashire to talk to him about his documentary "Shusenjo: The Main Battleground of the Comfort woman Issue." The documentary is rare in that it attempts to de-dramaticize the issue rather than ratchet up emotions.

In the podcast Mr Dezaki talks about what motivated him to make the documentary; the difficulties faced when talking about controversial topics in a public forum in Japan; the reaction to the documentary, both within Japan and abroad; and the lawsuits he is facing trying to prevent the wider distribution of the documentary within Japan.