Shusenjo: The Main Battleground of the Comfort Women Issue

Shusenjo: The Main Battleground of the Comfort Women Issue (2019)

July 25th, 20192h 0min

Documentary, History
74%

Overview

A Japanese-American director digs deep into the controversial 'comfort women' issue to settle the debate on whether the women were paid prostitutes or sex slaves, and reveals the motivations and intentions of the main actors pushing to revise history in Japan.


Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!

Trailer

Similar Movies

City of Life and Death

City of Life and Death


Released on: 2009-04-22
Drama, History, War

In 1937, during the height of the Second Sino-Japanese War, the Imperial Japanese Army has just capt...

Red Maria 2

Red Maria 2


Released on: 2015-09-18
Documentary

Korean sex worker Yonhee goes to Japan to build solidarity with her counterparts there. YAMASITA You...

Comfort

Comfort


Released on: 2020-09-18
Documentary

A Resistance

A Resistance


Released on: 2019-02-27
History, Drama

17-year-old Yu Gwan-Sun participates in the Korean independence movement. The country is under the r...

The Battle: Roar to Victory

The Battle: Roar to Victory


Released on: 2019-08-07
History, Action, War

Over a 4 day period, a fierce battle takes place between Korean independence militias and imperialis...

The Collaborator

The Collaborator


Released on: 2007-01-01
Drama, History

During the conflict in the former Yugoslavia many soldiers were convinced to kill fellow citizens in...

The Last Emperor

The Last Emperor


Released on: 1987-10-04
Drama, History

A dramatic history of Pu Yi, the last of the Emperors of China, from his lofty birth and brief reign...

The Bridge

The Bridge


Released on: 1959-10-21
Drama, History, War

A group of German boys are ordered to protect a small bridge in their home village during the waning...

MAL·MO·E: The Secret Mission

MAL·MO·E: The Secret Mission


Released on: 2019-01-09
Drama, Comedy, History

During the Japanese occupation of Korea, the Japanese Empire seeks to eradicate the Korean language ...

Hatred

Hatred


Released on: 2016-10-07
War, Drama, History

Summer of 1939. Zosia is a young Polish girl who is deeply in love with Ukrainian Petro. Their great...

In the Valley of Elah

In the Valley of Elah


Released on: 2007-09-14
History, Drama, Thriller, Crime, Mystery

A career officer and his wife work with a police detective to uncover the truth behind their son's d...

The Last Princess

The Last Princess


Released on: 2016-08-03
Action, Drama, History

Under the oppressive Japanese colonial rule, Deok-hye, the last Princess of the declining Joseon Dyn...

The Women Outside

The Women Outside


Released on: 1996-07-16
Documentary

They're called bar women, hostesses, or sex workers and "western princesses." They come from poor fa...

Why We Fight

Why We Fight


Released on: 2005-01-20
Documentary, History

Is American foreign policy dominated by the idea of military supremacy? Has the military become too ...

My Own Breathing

My Own Breathing


Released on: 2000-03-18
Documentary

"My Own Breathing" is the final documentary of the trilogy, The Murmuring about comfort women during...

Breaker Morant

Breaker Morant


Released on: 1980-06-11
Drama, History, War

During the Boer War, three Australian lieutenants are on trial for shooting Boer prisoners. Though t...

Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence

Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence


Released on: 1983-05-28
Drama, History, War

Island of Java, 1942, during World War II. British Major Jack Celliers arrives at a Japanese prison ...

The Fog of Srebrenica

The Fog of Srebrenica


Released on: 2016-09-30
Documentary

This is the story of survivors of the Srebrenica genocide, the only holocaust in Europe since WWII. ...

Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee

Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee


Released on: 2007-05-27
Western, Drama, History, TV Movie

Beginning just after the bloody Sioux victory over General Custer at Little Big Horn, the story is t...

The Great Raid

The Great Raid


Released on: 2005-08-12
Action, History, War

As World War II rages, the elite Sixth Ranger Battalion is given a mission of heroic proportions: pu...