Poster/Photo: Official poster for the 7th Tokyo North Korean Human Rights Film Festival, to be held on December 5 (Fri) and 6 (Sat) at “JICA Global Plaza (JICA Chikyū Hiroba)” in Ichigaya, Tokyo / Source: Screenshot from X (formerly Twitter).
(Tokyo = Freedom Chosun) The “7th Freedom for North Korea! Human Rights Film Festival,” a film festival addressing North Korean human rights issues, will be held in Tokyo, Japan, over two days on December 5–6. Admission is free, and a wide range of films, including many titles not yet released in Japan, are scheduled for screening.
This year’s festival will feature a partial screening of a work known as the “phantom Ko Yong-hui film,” along with a lecture by journalist Yoji Gomi (五味洋治) on December 6. Organizers said the program will highlight various topics related to North Korea, such as human rights, abductions, and the repatriation project, through films, commentary, and talk sessions.
Screenings begin on Friday, December 5, with doors opening at 11:30 a.m. After the opening ceremony, films including “What Was the North Korea Repatriation Project?”, “Friendship Across the Sea,” “Hostage 93340,” and the “Return to Paradise” series will be shown in sequence.
On Saturday, December 6, screenings and commentary for “K-Wave Even if I Die” and “Temporary Teacher” will take place. From noon onward, the program continues with a partial screening of “The Great Mother of Songun Korea,” a lecture by Yoji Gomi, a screening of “The Abduction Issue You Don’t Know,” and a talk session, followed by the closing ceremony.
The venue is JICA Global Plaza (JICA地球ひろば), located at 10-5 Ichigaya-Honmuracho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, about a 10-minute walk from Ichigaya Station.
Poster/Photo: Official website of the North Korean Human Rights Film Festival Executive Committee @ Freedom Chosun
The organizers (North Korean Human Rights Film Festival Executive Committee) are also collecting donations to cover festival costs, and provided a Japan Post Bank account (11310-03803571) and an account for transfers from other banks (Branch name 238 / Branch number 138 / Ordinary account 0380357).
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