17th New York Asian Film Festival

Jun 29 - Jul 15, 2018

Photo: Courtesy of IndieStory Inc

North American Premiere

Counters

카운터스

"Kill every Korean, good or bad" shouts a junior high school student. Such hate speech is frighteningly prevalent in Japan, with frequent demonstrations staged by extreme-right racist groups, met with apathy from the government. This stirring documentary follows such organizations and their opposition. The peaceful Counters protest racism in Japan without violence. Yet former yakuza Takahashi and his cohorts meet hate with hate, and are determined to stop the demoralizing ultranationalists by any means necessary, most often ending in brute force. Proving yet again that xenophobia knows no borders the filmmakers unflinchingly probe both sides in this striking cinematic outcry.

Director: Lee Il-ha
Cast: Arita, Kimoto, Takahashi
Languages: Japanese with English subtitles
2017; 96 min.; DCP

SCHEDULE:

Friday July 6, 10:20pm
Film Society of Lincoln Center