Free copies of Megumi anime hit video rental shops

ATV reports that video stores across Japan will be allowing free rentals of Megumi, a government-produced anime film based on the true story of a woman abducted by North Korean agents:

Story: In 1977, Ms. Megumi Yokota, a 13-year-old girl, disappeared on her way home from school. It was revealed later on that she was abducted by North Korea. This film features the anguish of Megumi’s family and their desperate effort to bring her back home.

Copies of the anime film have been distributed to thousands of video rental locations across the country, and it will cost nothing to borrow them. Elementary and Junior high schools have been sent free copies of the film, and it is available for free download in several languages from a Japanese government website. Download it here!

4 comments - What do you think? Posted by James - August 30, 2008 at 7:12 am

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Theanphibian Theanphibian

This is sick to spend tax dollars on. There are lots of kidnappings, abuse, homelessness that go on between the millions of Japanese that are not in North Korea. But their story just isn’t as interesting. Because they weren’t abducted by North Korea and their story doesn’t reinforce Japan’s nationalistic values.

Oh, if you didn’t catch it on youtube…

http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=UFuOsl_0YW4
http://www.cssbrain.com G4tsu

Very sad story, but the way the Japanese government make it know to everyone looks like a Chinese propaganda method…

Dimitrov

There is no such thing as Chinese propaganda, there is just propaganda and it ( sadly ) exists anywhere in the world. This is just a harmless example.

Anonymous

Unless they’re going to round people up, place them in camps and force them to watch this anime, it probably doesn’t bear too much resemblance to what the Chinese government does to disseminate its viewpoints.

Free copies of Megumi anime hit video rental shops

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