February 23, 2024 (Gold) 17:31
A much-talked-about documentary film about freedom of expression, in which a citizen who jeered during an election speech was shunned by a police officer, will be screened in Toyama City starting tomorrow. We asked the director about the highlights of the work.
Announcer Naoko Kato: “The documentary film “Yeji to Democracy” will be shown at the mini theater Hotoriza in Toyama City starting tomorrow.”
Citizen: “Stop Abe! Stop Abe!” “Is this democracy!?”
“Yaji and Democracy Theater Expanded Edition” produced by JNN affiliate HBC.
This film is set in July 2019 in Sapporo during the House of Councilors election, when a citizen who heckled then-Prime Minister Abe, who was giving a speech in support of the Liberal Democratic Party candidate, was removed by the police, and a citizen who was critical of pension policy was removed by the police. This film follows the story of a woman who tried to hold up a placard but was removed from the spot for reasons such as “it would be dangerous to go out on the road” over a four-year period.
The film explores the backgrounds and thoughts of those who heckled people, and also depicts the trend in society that excludes people who are considered a nuisance.
The director is Yuji Yamazaki, who has produced numerous documentaries for HBC Hokkaido Broadcasting.
Announcer Naoko Kato: “The movie revolves around two men and women who have been heckled, but they do not deny their existence as human beings, but express their opposition to the government and policies. However, he was removed from the scene with terrifying force. How could something like this have happened?”
Yaji and Democracy Director Yusuke Yamazaki: “The police’s explanations include things like “there seems to be danger” and “crimes were prevented,” but the Sapporo District Court’s ruling still doesn’t mention it. As he said, he didn’t want Prime Minister Abe to hear any heckling at the venue where he gave his speech.In other words, I think he was pandering to the people in power at the time.I don’t think it could be any other way.”
2024-02-23 08:31:00
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