The East Asian Film Series will feature two films in the coming weeks.
On April 17 at 6 p.m., “In This Corner of the World” (Japan, 2016) will play in Sussman Theater. A hand-drawn animated film, “In This Corner of the World” is set in the 1940s in Hiroshima, before and after the dropping of the atomic bomb. The film is co-sponsored by the East Asian Studies Minor and the Anime Club.
On May 2 at 4 p.m., “Spirit’s Homecoming” (South Korea, 2016) will air in Olin Hall, Room 101. The drama follows the lives of two teenage girls who were kidnapped by the Japanese Imperial Army to serve as sexual slaves at “comfort stations” in China. The film has graphic scenes, including those depicting sexual violence. The film is co-sponsored by the East Asian Studies Minor and Women and Gender Studies. A post-film discussion will be led by Professor Godfried Asante.
For questions about the upcoming films, contact Mary McCarthy at mary.mccarthy@drake.edu.
— Mary McCarthy, Department of Political Science