Abduction: The Megumi Yokota Story
| Abduction: The Megumi Yokota Story | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Patty Kim Chris Sheridan |
| Produced by | Jane Campion Patty Kim Chris Sheridan |
| Written by | Patty Kim Chris Sheridan |
| Starring | Shigeru Yokota Sakie Yokota Teruaki Masumoto |
| Music by | Shoji Kameda |
| Distributed by | Safari Media |
| Release date(s) | 2006 (United States) |
| Running time | 85 mins. |
| Language | English |
Abuction: The Megumi Yokota Story is a 2006 American documentary about Megumi Yokota, a Japanese student who was abducted by a North Korean agent in 1977. The film made its world premiere at the 2006 Slamdance Film Festival and has won numerous awards.
Its awards include:
- Best Documentary, Audience Award: 2006 Slamdance Film Festival
- Best Documentary, Audience Award: 2006 Omaha Film Festival
- Jury Prize, Best Documentary: 2006 San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival
- Top Ten Audience Favorites: 2006 Hot Docs
- Best Documentary: 2006 Asian Film Festival of Dallas
- Best Documentary: 2006 Austin Film Festival
A group of left-behind American parents protested at the August 2006 US premier in Los Angeles [1] claiming that Japan's concern over this issue is hypocritical due to the fact that Japan is the only G7 nation who has not signed the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction and that Japan will not extradite Japanese citizens who are formally wanted for arrest by other countries on charges of abduction.[2]
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Notes and references
- ^ Japan Children's Rights Network. Protest at the LA Premiere of Abduction: The Megumi Yokota Story. Retrieved on 2006-10-25.
- ^ Various Courts Worldwide. Warrants for the Arrest of Japanese Citizens Wanted For International Child Abduction. Retrieved on 2006-10-25.
External links
- Official film site
- Abduction: The Megumi Yokota Story at the Internet Movie Database
- "Filmmakers to Bring Japanese Abduction Story to Worldwide Audience, Voice of America News, July 25, 2005
- Giovanni Fazio, "Testimony to an unwavering love", The Japan Times, 23 November 2006
- Anita Huslin, "Stealing Lives To Pilfer Secrets", The Washington Post, 24 November 2006
- "Yokota documentary opens in Japan", Yomiuri Shimbun, 26 November 2006
Categories
Documentary films | North Korean abductions of Japanese