Japan's About-Face offers a remarkable window into the shifting role of the military in postwar Japanese society. Filmmakers follow Defense Academy cadets preparing for a future that may involve overseas deployment and meet with a group of peace activists on a grueling two-month 700-mile protest march from Hiroshima to Tokyo. Viewers also witness joint maneuvers with the U.S. Marine Corps, surveillance flights over the Sea of Japan and the DDH Hyuga--the first Japanese aircraft carrier built since WW II. Post-screening discussion with Emmy-nominated producer and director Micah Fink and Richard Samuels, Ford Professor of International Studies, MIT.

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