Japan, the Red Years

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Japan, the Red Years (2002)

Directed by Michaël Prazan

Documentary · 52m

After 30 years spent in Palestinians camps in Lebanon, Fusako Shigenobu the leader of The Japanese Red Army (Nihon Sekigun) was arrested by the Japanese police on November 8 2000 after returning to Japan secretly. The documentary details the history of the of post-war Japanese Marxist radicals and the New Left in the 1960s and 1970s. It uses extensive archival footage and revealing interviews with the surviving members to trace the group's evolution and place their actions in the context of the period.

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Cast

Crew

Director
Michaël Prazan

Details

Original title
Japon, les années rouges
Release date
2002-02-06
Runtime
52m
Genres
Documentary
Original language
FR
Spoken languages
French, Japanese
Countries
France
Production
Kuiv Productions