Film

Now Is the Past – My Father, Java & the Phantom Films

2021 · 1h 29m · Documentary

During the Second World War, Japanese film editor Chounosuke Ise made numerous propaganda films in Japanese-occupied Indonesia. Their purpose was to justify Japan’s hegemony in Asia, claiming liberation of these countries from colonialism. Chounosuke Ise’s son, filmmaker Shin-ichi Ise, traces the path taken by his father, who barely spoke about the war or Indonesia, and was seemingly reluctant to discuss what he had done there.

• Shinichi IseDirector

Release date

August 6, 2021

Status

Released

Original language

Japanese

Runtime

1h 29m

Genres

Documentary