The read
Critics rate it 25 points higher than audiences do.
Synopsis
The film looks at the history of Yasukuni Shrine in Chiyoda, Tokyo, where more than 2 million of Japan's war dead are enshrined. More than 1,000 of them are war criminals convicted at the 1946–48 Tokyo tribunal, including 14 Class-A war criminals, Hideki Tōjō among them. The film shows not only the widely reported political incidents associated with the shrine, but also takes an in-depth look at the shrine's sword-making tradition, the Yasukuni sword being the film's underlying motif.
Ratings
IMDb6.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes88%
Critics rate it 25 points higher than audiences do.
1 audience votes
Key crew
Cast
- Naoharu KariyaHimself
- Junichiro KoizumiHimself
Stills
Themes
tokyo, japan