Co-sponsored by Amnesty International, Democrats Abroad-Kansai, and others, and with introduction and discussion led by Arudou Debito (blogger www.debito.org, Japan Times columnist, and author of Japanese Only and Handbook for Newcomers),
"Sour Strawberries" is a 60-min. film on migrant workers, human rights, exploitation and discrimination in Japan. It tells the story of two Nikkei-Jin workers from Peru and Brazil and three Chinese participants of the International Training Program. It also features interviews with former Vice-Minister of Justice Kono Taro, Upper House Member Tsurunen Marutei, Union-Leader Torii Ippei, Arudo Debito, Keidanren represenative Inoue Hiroshi and the German political scientist and Japan expert Dr. Gabriele Vogt.
Shot in March 2008 by a German-Japanese film crew in Tokyo. The movie shows migrants fighting for their rights as workers and citizens. The people concerned are always at the center of interest. While describing their situation, they are the protagonists of the movie.
See the trailer here: http://www.vimeo.com/2276295
Subtitles in English and Japanese. 500 yen optional donation
日独合作のドキュメンタリー映画である。日本で自らの権利のために戦う外国人労働者の姿を描いた本作品では、当事者たちの感じたことが中心に位置づけられ、彼ら自身が主人公となって自らの状況を語っている。
