Life on Foreign Land: Burmese in Japan
異国に生きる 日本の中のビルマ人
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Synopsis
To escape the oppressive military regime in Burma (Myanmar), Kyaw Kyaw Soe fled to Japan in 1991, leaving his wife behind in his motherland. He spends his days working in a restaurant to make a living and continuing his pro-democracy activities that were banned in Burma. Later, his wife is able to join him in Japan, and the two of them run a Burmese restaurant. Thus begins their new life together in exile. Living in Japan for more than 20 years, Kyaw Kyaw Soe is caught between the wish to be with his family in his own country and the desire to see democracy in his homeland.
Details
- Toshikuni Doi
- March 30, 2013
- Released
- Japan
- 1h 40m
Where to watch
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