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Japanese movies struggling amid tensions with South Korea

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From NHK WORLD-JAPAN:

Japanese movies struggling amid tensions with South Korea
Seoul-based film distributor Media Castle thought it had a hit on its hands when it prepared to release the Japanese movie “Weathering With You” last year. It was made by the same director as the record-setting “Your Name.” which drew 3.7 million people to cinemas in South Korea. But the follow-up flopped, taking just 20% of the revenue the previous film achieved, and Media Castle says it was international politics that killed it off.

In July last year, Japan’s government tightened export controls of high-tech materials bound for South Korea. People there reacted by boycotting Japanese items, from beer to clothing, vehicles and movies.

On a South Korean website for Japanese movie reviews one person wrote, “I won’t watch Japanese films because I don’t want to be a pig or a dog.” Another wrote, “Who wants to see Japanese movies at a time like this?”
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Oh Japanese government...

That's too bad because I like Weathering With You way more than Your Name. I also saw it in IMAX with my sister and it was a beautiful movie!
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Seems a weird time to release this article when the main topic happened last year?
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Lunagel wrote: Sat Nov 14, 2020 5:14 am Seems a weird time to release this article when the main topic happened last year?
Article was originally posted to NHK on Tuesday Nov. 3, 2020.
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Yeah, that's what I mean. Why release this article now when the crux of their argument happened last year? It's not fair to say there's a slump now when the whole industry is struggling.
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Maybe it took a while to get to Korea and back, and Covid made the guy procrastinate writing it till now
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