IZO-Wednesday-Film

Saving 10,000: Winning a War on Suicide in Japan (2012)

4 February 2015, 18:00, Campus Westend PEG 1.G 131

Each year, close to 30,000 people commit suicide in Japan. Over the years, the Japanese Government, companies and NGOs have tried various policies to reduce suicides, yet Japan continues to have one of the highest suicide rates in the world. This documentary sheds light on some surprising social, psychological and legal causes of suicide in Japan. On the other hand, and perhaps surprisingly, suicides could be significantly reduced in 2014, saving thousands of Japanese lives, which raises interesting questions we will discuss with experts of Japanese law.

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This film series is part of the IZO’s research project “Protecting the Weak – Entangled Processes of Framing, Mobilization and Institutionalization in East Asia” the IZO funded by the Volkswagen Foundation. Contact: Prof. Dr. Heike Holbig (muenscher@soz.uni-frankfurt.de); for film inquiries: Julius Weitzdörfer (jfww2@cam.ac.uk).

In a series of film screenings at Frankfurt University, young international researchers and filmmakers will explore dimensions of “the weak” and their protection as depicted on the screen. Topical movies and documentaries from and about China and Japan are each followed by an open discussion. All films are subtitled in English and screened on Wednesday evenings, 18:00 at Campus Westend PEG 1.G 131, free of charge, for GU students and GU staff only.