In my eyes this is good news. I only hope that I will be able to buy the DVD in the Netherlands.
It is good to watch this type of films at home because then the message gets better through to us. At least I think so.
I read several books about the tragedy of Hiroshima and saw two films.
May I know what others think of the message in the Japan Times?
Well, you have students, not professional translators, working on the language.
The dialogue is supposed to have been melodramatic, to no surprise, and with political sentiment to promote peace, but will the students actually get that across?