On September 27, 2019, GWIKS co-sponsored the film screening of “Shusenjo: The Main Battleground of the Comfort Women Issue (Shusenjo hereinafter).” Co-sponsored by Sigur Center for Asian Studies, Institute for Korean Studies, the Global Women’s Institute, and Memory and Reconciliation in the Asia-Pacific, the film screening event featured “Shusenjo” which delves deep into the most contentious debates and uncovers the hidden intentions of the supporters and detractors of comfort women, followed by Q&A session with Miki Dezaki, director of “Shusenjo.” During the Q&A session, Miki Dezaki shared his experiences during making the film and after release of the film, and his view on dealing comfort women issue. Dezaki commented on why he became interested in making the film on comfort women issue, how he approached to interviewees, and how he could use his Japanese-American identity when making the film.
