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Stars of Orion: Japanese Martyrs for Palestine

2012-01-01 ja 56m
This is a documentary produced for Al Jazeera Documentary by May Shigenobu. May revisits the Japanese leftist activism in the 60s and the 70s, to understand why some Japanese students decided to dedicate their lives to the Palestinian cause by talking to the then leaders and visiting iconic locations of the time. It includes exclusive interviews with some leaders in the students' movements in Japan, Adachi Masao, as well as PFLP leaders such as Layla Khaled and Abu Ahmed Fouad. The documentary also talks about the Japanese Red Army members and their families living underground.

Director

Adam Bahgat

Producer

Mei Shigenobu

Researcher

Mei Shigenobu

Status

Released

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