 Cinema people set up Article 9 Association What will become of the cinema under a constitution without Article 9? Concerned people in the film industry on November 24 set up their "Article 9 Association". Over 180 people attended the inauguration meeting in Tokyo, supported by more than 500 people. Takahata Isao, an animation movie director, gave a speech on "war and animation". He said that an important lesson needs to be drawn from the past when many Japanese people at the time the Second World War broke out were unable to make an informed judgment of the situation. He called for defending Article 9 and its ideals, and criticized the moves for changing the Constitution. (end) |