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Artist Allegra Pacheco exhibits in an art exhibition the social problems represented in her documentary, this time from the angle of fine arts and multimedia
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Now showing “Tokyo Kurds” offers a little more warmth, mostly because it takes place in the outside world, though its characters could hardly be described as free. Shot over the course of five years, the film centers on two Kurdish men on the cusp of adulthood. Both were brought to the country as children and chat with each other in fluent Japanese, though in other respects they’re quite different. Ramazan, soft-spoken and delicate-featured, is trying to be a model citizen, and studying eagerly for college entrance exams with the hope of becoming an interpreter. Ozan, a tough, charismat...
Horrible 'hospitality': Detainees talk about reality of Japan immigration facility in film July 2, 2021 (Mainichi Japan) Foreigners on temporary release hold a press conference with Ian Thomas Ash (far right), director of the film "Ushiku," in Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo, on May 20, 2021. The two have experienced long-term detention at an immigration facility. (Mainichi/Yukinao Kin) TOKYO -- It is still fresh in our minds that in March this year, a Sri Lankan woman who was in detention at the Nagoya Regional Immigration Services Bureau died without being able to receive the medical treatment she ...
Thomas Ash’s documentary “Ushiku” brings to the light the experiences of detainees at Japan’s immigration facilities and the harsh conditions they face.