Yesterday is Now: The War 55 Years After Japan’s Surrender.

Language: English

Media Type: VHS

Category: Japanese Memory

Producer: Celine Rumalean

Production Year: 2000

This documentary discusses the controversy of the Yasukuni Shrine as well as Japan’s memory of the Second World War. This video casts a contrast of two voices in the current Japanese society: the right wing groups that try to revise and whitewash the history of Japan’s invasion and war crimes, and the anti-war groups that urge for a reexamination based on the historical facts and a reconciliation with the victimized countries during the WWII.