Over at Film of the Month Club, they take a movie a month and a bunch of film fans watch it, then they write about it. The idea is to get a little more in depth commentary and discussion going than might be usual in the blogosphere. For its debut, girish (of the blog of the same name) has chosen Kazuo Hara’s documentary The Emperors Naked Army Marches On for our group, ah, critique. It’s about a Japanese World War II veteran (Okuzaki, above) who made it his life’s work to protest Emperor Hirohito’s hegemony and expose atrocities from the war.

I’ve posted this rumination over at that site, which presupposes you’ ve seen the film. If you haven’t, here are some reviews that might help you out:

Be sure and check out Film of the Month Club, and if you’re so inclined, participate in the discussion while you’re there.

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