Interview with Hirotada Ototake [Video in Japanese with English subtitles]
“Asian Boss’s reporter Hiroko asks Hirotada Otatake about his childhood, and what sort of experiences he had growing up.”
Category: Film
Movie ‘Detour’ including Sagamihara victims has limited release
“Detour’, a documentary movie about disabled people and their carers will be released on February 23rd 2019. It is reported that it will include interviews with victims of the Sagamihara stabbings that occurred in July 2016.”
’37 Seconds’ Film Trailer [Japanese with English subtitles]
“In 37 Seconds, 23-year-old comic book artist Yuma, physically disabled due to profound cerebral palsy and emotionally stunted by her well-meaning but overly protective mother, forges her own unusual path to sexual awakening and independence while at the same time discovering love and forgiveness.”
Sex and disability make for tenderly humorous Japanese drama
“ ”Every culture has something they don’t want to talk about,” Hikari, who goes by one name only, told Reuters. “People with a disability and their sexuality is definitely not something that people would talk about in Japan.” ”
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