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Shusenjo: The Main Battleground of the Comfort Women Issue
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DocumentaryHistory
Overview
A Japanese-American director digs deep into the controversial 'comfort women' issue to settle the debate on whether the women were paid prostitutes or sex slaves, and reveals the motivations and intentions of the main actors pushing to revise history in Japan.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
120 min
Release Date
2019-07-25
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
7
Vote Average
7.4
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Shinzo Abe
Self (archive footage)
Park Geun-hye
Self (archive footage)
Barack Obama
Self (archive footage)
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