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Sushi & Stroll Summer Walks
Last one of the season!
Friday, Sept 10
Join us on select Friday nights this summer! Enjoy an evening stroll, taiko performance, and much more! Learn more.
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Kaiju: The History and Art of Japanese Vinyl Toys
Wednesday, October 6
Presentation by Professor James B. Levy & Mark Nagata
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Events
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Wings of Defeat, Documentary Film and Discussion
Date: March 24, 2009
 Wings of Defeat, Documentary Film and Discussion
March 24, 2009
2:00 pm or 7:30 pm
Both showings are currently SOLD OUT.
Few people outside of Japan are aware that hundreds of kamikaze pilots survived the war. Internationally, these pilots remain a potent metaphor for fanaticism but in Japan, they are largely revered for their selfless sacrifice. Wings of Defeat is a feature-length documentary presenting interviews with survivors who tell us about their training, mindsets, as well as experiences in a kamikaze cockpit, and what it meant to survive when thousands of their fellow pilots had died. Their stories insist we set aside our preconceptions to relive their all too human experiences with them. Ultimately, they help us question what responsibilities a government at war has to its soldiers and to its people.
*Documentary DVD will be available for purchase on the day of the event.*
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