Karafuto 1945 Summer Hyosetsu no Mon

Karafuto 1945 Summer Hyosetsu no Mon 1945 ? is a 1974 Japanese film based on the Soviet Unions military action on Karafuto during the SovietJapanese War near the end of World War II. The movie is set in Maoka present day Kholmsk, and the story is based on the deaths of nine women who worked in the postal telegraph office in the city. Twelve women worked in the office, and on August 20, 1945, nine of them committed suicide.

Despite the films release in many nations, including the Soviet Union, Moscow argued that the film defamed the Soviet Union and the Soviet people and would only make people more hostile towards the USSR. The movie was eventually banned after two weeks distribution in Hokkaid and western Kysh. On August 25, 2008, a Japanese television drama was aired called Kiri no Hi, which was based on the same historical events. However, the television drama caused less of a political uproar from Russia than Karafuto 1945 Summer Hyosetsu no Mon, due to the movies insistence as a work of fiction and because it did not focus on the Red Armys brutal actions but instead talked about a wish for world peace.On July 17, 2010, when the film was almostyears old, it was released in various theatres worldwide. ........

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