On this day in 1970, a spontaneous uprising against U.S. military occupation broke out in Koza, Okinawa, Japan after an American drunk driver struck a local pedestrian. Approximately 60 Americans and 27 Okinawans were injured, and dozens of cars with American license plates were torched.
Following Japan's defeat in World War II, the country was occupied by Allied forces and governed under martial law. While most of Japan regained its independence in April 1952, the Okinawa Prefecture was to remain under U.S. military occupation for another twenty years.
Prior to the events of December 20th, three Americans had been acquitted via court martial after striking and killing an Okinawa civilian. This incident fueled the growing discontent of Okinawans with the standard status of forces that exempted U.S. servicemen from Okinawan justice.
On December 20th, 1970, a drunk U.S. serviceman struck an Okinawan pedestrian in the city of Koza. A crowd quickly surrounded the car and the policemen who had arrived, demanding that this incident not also be swept under the rug.
When American MPs arrived and attempted to pull the driver away, the protest turned violent, with thousands gathering to try to prevent the driver from leaving. By the end of the night, dozens of cars with American license plates had been torched and approximately 60 Americans and 27 Okinawans had been injured.
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I honestly thought it was one of my least favorites. all of mahitos character growth is extremely rushed, and basically non existent, since he is basically already the hero at the start of the journey. Lots of scenes advance without any explanation. V weird that
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The dad marries the sister and gets her pregnant? also no one mentions this explictly? mahito never calls her 'aunt' or anything?I don't think he can be called a hero at the beginning
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The self-harm, the treating his step-mom poorly, etc etc. He's certainly brave, but he lacks the emotional maturity to be called a hero. His growth is less "learning to fight" and more "learning to overcome inner challenges."His troubles are something far less concrete than an evil witch and that makes it more abstract. But not to the detriment of the film. The overall plot is a bit more abstract and sometimes without explanation but I think it holds up.
I meant that he's entirely fearless and capable at the beginning of the adventure, which is kind of unusual I guess. The only growth he did was accepting his new mom, but i don't feel that needs a trip through a magical realm to accomplish.
Fearless, capable, and still a child unable to grasp with the emotional reality of death.
It's like saying The Iliad is silly because Achilles was already a great warrior so why didn't he just go defeat the Trojans?
Aye but nothing main character did during his journey had anything to do with accepting his new mom and accepting his moms death. He just decided to go rescue the new mom and did it, without any real internal struggle.
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Well, Mahito does choose to go back with his new mother to his father at wartime instead of his mom's door. That was an option, assuming there are no paradox problems with him being in contact with his child self. In that sense, he has to say goodbye to his birth mother a second time after getting to know her a second time, except this time it's by choice which is acceptance of his loss.Mahito also resists becoming the keeper of the fantasy world, which to me is symbolic of not accepting the loss of his mother. I sort of wish the bird king wasn't the one to destroy it and Mahito did it instead, but the Bird king wouldn't have been able to do so without Mahito's refusal.
Also, after self-harming which is a potential indication of wanting to stop living or escape reality, Mahito does go on in order to protect his step mother.