SINGAPORE - Film fans here will recognise Japanese actor Hiroshi Abe from his roles in films by renowned film-maker Hirokazu Kore-eda.
Speaking to Asian journalists at a virtual press conference on Sept 11, Abe reveals the paradox behind Kore-eda's trademark naturalism: It is achieved only after many rehearsals, up to 30 of them. During these sessions, the writer-director works with the actors to iron out the final dialogue. The movie is adapted from the 2012 novel of the same name by Malaysian writer Tan Twan Eng, which was shortlisted for the Booker Prize and won the Man Asian Literary Prize.
For many in parts of Asia that came under Japanese occupation or attack during World War II, the period remains a sensitive and controversial topic, especially when it comes to the issue of comfort women, the name given to local women forced into sexual slavery by the Japanese military.
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