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  • A group of lawmakers last month demanded a screening of "Yasukuni," which was funded in part by a government-linked council.

    War-Shrine Film 2008

  • The government-linked Japan Arts Council, which gave a 7.5 million yen ($73,000) grant to Mr. Li, says "Yasukuni" is a solid work that deserved funding.

    War-Shrine Film 2008

  • People pack a venue in Tokyo waiting for the start of a special preview of documentary film "Yasukuni" by a Chinese director Friday, April 18, 2008.

    WN.com - Articles related to Japan shows 'The Cove' after delay from protests 2010

  • People pack a venue in Tokyo waiting for the start of a special preview of documentary film "Yasukuni" by a Chinese director Friday, April 18, 2008.

    WN.com - Articles related to Japan shows 'The Cove' after delay from protests 2010

  • Two years ago, angry phone calls led several theaters to cancel showings of "Yasukuni," a movie about a Japanese war shrine that honors fallen soldiers, including executed military leaders convicted as war criminals.

    chron.com Chronicle 2010

  • "Yasukuni" Written and directed by Li Ying (August 12 - 18)

    indieWIRE News 2009

  • Well, I just found the documentary "Yasukuni" by Li Ying on youtube (where else ...

    www.hardwarezone.com.sg 2009

  • Recent displays of patriotic anger were provoked by Chinese resentment at pro-Tibetan demonstrations in the West in 2008 and by the visits of Japanese leaders to the Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo.

    Zero-Sum Future Gideon Rachman 2011

  • I've heard about this place (and even walked past it) for many years, and I always thought it was another one of those "New York things you're supposed to see," like Times Square (which really isn't much more than a touristy place with a lot of neon, like Piccadilly Circus or the Umeda district in Osaka - or, of course, Yasukuni-dori in Shinjuku, and the Akihabara area, both in Tokyo).

    Archive 2009-04-01 Heather McDougal 2009

  • I've heard about this place (and even walked past it) for many years, and I always thought it was another one of those "New York things you're supposed to see," like Times Square (which really isn't much more than a touristy place with a lot of neon, like Piccadilly Circus or the Umeda district in Osaka - or, of course, Yasukuni-dori in Shinjuku, and the Akihabara area, both in Tokyo).

    Lions and Tigers and Bears, Oh My! Heather McDougal 2009

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