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Stars of Orion: Japanese Martyrs for Palestine

01/01/2012

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0hr 56min

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STORY

This is a documentary produced for Al Jazeera Documentary by May Shigenobu. May revisits the Japanese leftist activism in the 60s and the 70s, to understand why some Japanese students decided to dedicate their lives to the Palestinian cause by talking to the then leaders and visiting iconic locations of the time. It includes exclusive interviews with some leaders in the students' movements in Japan, Adachi Masao, as well as PFLP leaders such as Layla Khaled and Abu Ahmed Fouad. The documentary also talks about the Japanese Red Army members and their families living underground.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Masao Adachi
  • Abu Ahmad Fouad
  • Leila Khaled
  • Mei Shigenobu

    Director

  • Adam Bahgat

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

    Production Countries

LANGUAGES

  • Arabic
  • Japanese

Cast

Abu Ahmad Fouad

Leila Khaled

Mei Shigenobu