The first showing of the Spring 2014 East Asian Film Series
will be on Monday, February 17. Tickets are required--see information below.
Title: A Normal Life, Please (Tokachi Tsuchiya, 2009;
in Japanese with English subtitles)
Date: Monday, February 17
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Location: IU Cinema
A Normal Life, Please is directed by TSUCHIYA Tokachi,
member of the filmmaking collective “Video Act” committed to documenting social
injustice in Japan. Following the life of truck-driver Kaikura Nobukazu and his
struggles with his employers, this documentary provides an eye-popping account
of the repercussions of the Japanese government’s recent steps to relax labor
regulations under the pretext of increased competition in the global market.
Will justice prevail as Kaikura and his fellow union members take on the
company and the yakuza that support them? A Normal Life, Please won best
documentary honors at the Raindance Festival. (HD. 70 min. Not Rated.)
Admission is free, but tickets will be required. Tickets may
be obtained through the IU Auditorium box office, Mon.-Fri. 10 a.m-5 p.m. or in
the IU Cinema lobby 30 minutes prior to screening.
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