Because he was responsible for the promotion of the movie "Rabe's Diary", Zhan Taifeng has always paid close attention to "Rabe's Diary", and also paid attention to Japan's attitude towards this film.
Unexpectedly, not surprisingly, when the film was released on April 29, 2009, on the Chinese mainland, there was also news that it had not been able to participate in the Japanese film market. Not only that, the famous Japanese movie star Teruyuki Kagawa, who played the war criminal Asaka Miya Hatohiko in the film, was also questioned and criticized by Japanese public opinion. He confessed: "In Japan, Nanjing-themed films cannot be released, and Japanese people will not make such films. But I hope the film will take away a little bit of the pain Chinese. This is something that the Japanese cannot stop. "
Touched by the courage and sincerity of Kagawa Teruyuki, as he said, history will not become oblivious due to denial, there is a saying called "forgetting the past, it means betrayal", fortunately there were rabe, Weiterin, Father Maggie and other historical witnesses, leaving us with valuable texts, photos and video materials, fortunately, there is currently an international lineup of films such as "Rabe's Diary" to come out, and the former Nanjing will be restored, although I have not seen the film yet, but I believe that this is a sincere work, History cannot be trampled on, and the facts of the Nanjing Massacre are even more intolerant of distortion and falsification.
John Rabe (November 23, 1882 – January 5, 1950) was a Hamburg-born German businessman known for his humanitarian actions during the Nanjing Massacre of 1937–1938 and for his Diary of Raabe, which serves as informative evidence of the Nanjing Massacre. Rabe is a German, once Germany, is also the culprit of the world war of aggression, but for many years, it is fortunate that the Germans have always faced history squarely, faced up to the aggression of the past, not only in reality to reflect hard, but also actively participate in the filming and screening of films on related themes, and then look back at Japan, there has always been a small group of militarists in Japan, in resistance to historical facts, has never dared to face the 300,000 slain people in Nanjing, did not dare to face up to the hundreds of millions of Chinese compatriots who suffered. They did not dare to face up to the many lands and people's livelihoods that had been ravaged by the aggression of their militarism.
Beginning with the invasion of Taiwan, China's sacred territory, in 1874, the Japanese state carried out a 70-year-long invasion of China, bringing great disasters to the Chinese people. Mass graves, gas bombs, historical evidence, and so on, which have been continuously discovered in various places, have pointed the spearhead at the past acts of aggression and atrocities again and again, but what we have waited for is that Japan has beautified its aggressive behavior in china, that Japanese right-wing elements have confronted historical facts through various means, that senior Japanese officials have issued distorted remarks one after another, and that Japanese officials have rarely responded under the condemnation of many invaded countries. Looking at the countries and peoples that have been violated, many civil claims against aggression are hopeless, and many victims of aggression have passed away with regret and are difficult to see...
The yamato nation, which prides itself on being one of the most outstanding nationalities in the world, does not even dare to face a movie, not even the word "Nanjing". What is the purpose of using the war criminal tablets enshrined at the Yasukuni Shrine to counter the cries of hundreds of millions of souls?
At the Chinese Anti-Japanese War Memorial Hall, Japanese veterans have come to apologize from time to time over the years, and the Chinese people's reflection on the former executioner has shown great tolerance and support, and the friendly exchanges between the Chinese and Japanese peoples are also a witness to the friendship between the two peoples. But the ubiquitous militarism, together with the growing denial of aggression and the glorification of aggression, are not only torturing honesty and self-respect for history, but also torturing the humanity and conscience of some people.
Thankfully, five years after the release of "The Diary of Rabe" in mainland China, the film was finally released in Tokyo, Japan, at a 294-seat theater near Shim kitazawa Station, far from the city center. Although the screening location is remote, it still attracts many audiences to watch. Not only in Tokyo, but also in Kobe, 500 kilometers away, more than 100 people watched Rabe's Diary that night. Lin Boyao, one of the organizers of the Kobe screening activities and an overseas Chinese who was born and raised in Japan, said in a telephone interview with reporters that the purpose of screening the film "Rabe's Diary" is to let more people in Japan understand the undeniable historical fact of the Nanjing Massacre, which is not only a disaster for the Chinese nation, but also a disaster for all mankind.
In Tokyo, before the film was screened, Kiji Nagata, who specializes in Rabe and is studying for a doctorate at Osaka Prefectural University, tells the story of "Rabe's Diary". In the 10 minutes that Nagata introduced the highlights, many viewers listened and took notes at the same time, and the audience listened carefully to the scene very much like an open class in a university.
After the official start of the movie, all the audience watched the big screen intently, lest they fall into the details. There was no noise in the theater, and the air in the whole hall seemed to freeze. After the screening, the audience from all over the world expressed their anger at the war and their expectations for peace, among them, there were scholars, actors, and more ordinary citizens. This screening is undoubtedly a valuable "ice-breaking" that history is constantly advancing after all, but history will always remember every moment of rise and fall, glory and humiliation.
At present, an epidemic has triggered a global disaster, China and Japan have been carrying water, and many touching deeds of mutual assistance have occurred, especially the phrase "Mountains and rivers are exotic, the wind and moon are the same day" printed on the outer box of donated materials is the witness of friendship between the two peoples, and as the epidemic situation in the interior continues to improve, the epidemic situation in many countries in the world is deteriorating, and our materials, our medical personnel, are also constantly rushing to the places where they are most needed.
Although the development and integration of science and technology and culture, the world has increasingly become an inseparable community, no one can stay out of the matter, independent of themselves, we need to reflect and reconcile, more mutual help and mutual love.