[DTogo]

While Eastwood promises to avoid the jingoism of John Wayne's 1949 film Sands of Iwo Jima, the first of his two films, Flags Of Our Fathers, promises to be more palatable to American audiences.

What a load of crap! Jingoism? Gee, it was only made 4 years after the war ended for crying out loud.

Just as it was for Watanabe. 'As we went through this film, we realised that until now we haven't really looked at Japan's past. We kind of looked away from it,' he said. 'But we have to look at it and accept the fact that this is what our fathers and grandfathers have done. Accepting the reality is the first step.'

Ken seems to get it, maybe.

Japan * ping * (kono risuto ni hairitai ka detai wo shirasete kudasai : let me know if you want on or off this list)

[maine-iac7]

Watanabe. [the Japanese actor]'As we went through this film, we realised that until now we haven't really looked at Japan's past. We kind of looked away from it,' he said. 'But we have to look at it and accept the fact that this is what our fathers and grandfathers have done. Accepting the reality is the first step.'I>

Sounds like this might be an eye opener to today's Japanese...who may have scant knowledge of what really was perpetrated by their Emperor and barbaric leaders.