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Japan's Never-Ending War
In East Asia, the Second World War remains a controversial issue. Historian Rana Mitter visits Tokyo to explore how Japan remembers the conflict - through its movies.
In East Asia, the Second World War remains a controversial issue. Historian Rana Mitter visits Tokyo to explore how Japan remembers the conflict - through its movies. Rana talks to leading directors including Harada Masato, Katabuchi Sunao, Arai Haruhiko and Tsukamoto Shinya, to film critics, and to a new generation of young Japanese viewers. And along the way he explores how the war looks from the perspective of modern Chinese cinema.
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Fri 8 Jun 201808:00GMT
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| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Rana Mitter |
| Director | Phil Tinline |
| Producer | Phil Tinline |
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- Sat 26 May 201812:30GMTBBC News except UK & UK HD
- Sun 27 May 201800:30GMTBBC News except UK & UK HD
- Sun 27 May 201807:30GMTBBC News except UK & UK HD
- Sun 27 May 201819:30GMTBBC News except UK & UK HD
- Sun 27 May 201822:30GMTBBC News Latin America & North America only
- Mon 28 May 201800:30GMTBBC News Latin America & North America only
- Tue 29 May 201808:00GMTBBC News except UK & UK HD
- Fri 8 Jun 201808:00GMTBBC News except UK & UK HD