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Ushiku
牛久

Director: Thomas Ash

JAPAN 2021 87min

with Japanese & English subtitles

Based on interviews with foreign nationals detained for long periods of time at the immigration center in Ushiku city, Ibaraki prefecture, this film reveals the violation of human rights by the authorities. This is work of watchdog journalism that sounds the alarm about state power run amok.

Online Screenings

Screening Oct 09 [Sat] 14:00 -

Running time
Oct 09 [Sat] 14:00 - 15:27
End of Streaming Time
Oct 09 [Sat] 16:27

Oct 09 [Sat] 14:00
Buy Ticket 1,300JPY

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Q&A
Oct 09 [Sat] 15:37 -
Speakers (Subject to change)
Thomas Ash(Director)

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