The Future of JAPAN??日本の未来？

Come early to participate in the workshop discussion of Japan's Peace constitution, or come late to enjoy the screening of John Junkermans' "The Peace Constitution of Japan" followed by a discussion with the Director, and a special performance!
Director John Junkerman Talkshow
Special Guest Performances : Torihada Minoru
DJ : Kazunao Nagata (dj: showa/kayo/electronic)
general admission 2000 yen | students 1500 yen (w.ID)

The Future of JAPAN??
Jan.28th (Sat) at SuperDeluxe MAP
B1F 3.1.25 Nishi Azabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-0031, Japan
T: 03.5412.0515 | F: 03.5412.0516
open 17:30 | workshop 18:00 | screening 20:00
+ Talkshow & Special Guest Performances 21:30
general admission 2000 yen | students 1500 yen (w.ID)
Japan's Peace Constitution
(Eiga Nihon-koku Kempo/78 min - A Siglo Production, 2005)
Directed by John Junkerman
Produced by Yamagami Tetsujiro
Camera by Otsu Koshiro
Music by Soul Flower Union
In 2005, sixty years after the end of World War II, the conservative Japanese government is pressing ahead with plans to revise the nation's constitution and jettison its famous no-war clause, Article 9. This timely, hard-hitting documentary places the ongoing debate over the constitution in an international context: What will revision mean to Japan's neighbors, Korea and China? How has the US-Japan military alliance warped the constitution and Japan's role in the world? How is the unprecedented involvement of Japan's Self-Defense Force in the occupation of Iraq perceived in the Middle East?
Through interviews conducted with leading thinkers around the world, the film explores the origins of the Constitution in the ashes of war and the significance of its peace clauses in the conflicted times of the early 21st century.
Director John Junkerman's work includes: A Journey from Hiroshima, which was coproduced with John Dower and nominated for an Academy Award. His 2002 film, Power and Terror: Noam Chomsky in Our Times, also produced by Siglo, received widespread theatrical distribution in Japan, the US, and Europe.
SIGLO
John Junkerman
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Director John Junkerman is an American filmmaker, living in Tokyo. His first film, Hellfire: A Journey from Hiroshima, was coproduced with John Dower and nominated for an Academy Award. His 2002 film, Power and Terror: Noam Chomsky in Our Times, also produced by Siglo, received widespread theatrical distribution in Japan, the US, and Europe.
Minoru Torihada
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http://www.torihada.com/intro.htm
Right-wing? Left-wing? Anarchist? Machiavellist? Paranoid? Cripple? Schizophrenic?... MInoru Torihada is a Japanese comedian/performer/philosopher who unflinchingly takes taboo subjects, thoughts, illusions, and concepts directly to the public. Although he has been banned from TV and radio, he packs out theaters across Japan with his unique performances. He is underground, and hot like magma.
Kazunao Nagata
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Born 1969. DJ, electronic musician.
The Institute of Contemporary Japanese Studies (ICJS)
The ICJS is an organization dedicated to fostering study and research on various topics related to contemporary Japan. The Institute hosts lectures, seminars, and symposia that provide a forum for Japan studies scholars to present their work on issues related to contemporary Japanese social, cultural, and political issues. The ICJS reflects TUJ's commitment to offering research and study programs linking Japan and other countries, fostering greater overseas understanding of Japan, and playing an innovative role in international education in Japan.
Temple University, Japan Campus (TUJ)
TUJ, the Japan campus of Temple University in Pennsylvania, U.S.A., is the oldest and largest foreign university in Japan. Since its establishment, TUJ has offered an undergraduate program, graduate programs in law and education (TESOL), an MBA, an academic preparation program, a continuing education program, and a corporate education program.