"Marines Go Home:
Henoko, Maehyang-ri, Yausubetsu"

A documentary Film from Japan

Monday, October 9, 3:00-5:00pm

Teachers College, Columbia University
(Room 281 Grace Dodge)

Please join us for a preview and discussion with the filmmakers of "Marines Go Home: Henoko, Maehyang-ri, Yausubetsu.”

The film is a depiction of the local struggle to stop many of the damaging short and long term effects resulting from the US military bases in Henoko (Okinawa, Japan), Maehyang-ri (South Korea), and Yausubetsu (Hokkaido, Japan). The most noticeable of these effects include violence against women, rape and environmental degradation.

(DV ・ color / 131min / English subtitled / directed by FUJIMOTO, Yukihisa. Planned and produced at Hokkaido AALA’s 40 th anniversary film)

Henoko ( Okinawa, Japan)
The US bases are most heavily stationed in Okinawa. At Henoko Beach, a new base for the US Marine Corps, with a 2000m runway, has been planned.

Maehyang-ri ( South Korea)
For over 50 years, since the Korean War, people of Maehyang-ri have been suffering from the US Air Force exercises. 12 Villagers have been killed and 19 injured.

Yausubetsu ( Hokkaido, Japan)
Since 1997, the US Marines have repeatedly come to Yausubetsu for real shell exercises.