简介：YesterdayIsNowexploresthedivisioninJapanesesocietyaboutthelegacyofJapan'stwentieth-centurywarsandoccupationofneighbouringAsiancountries. Throughfrankandprobinginterviews,itraisesissuesaroundJapan'smotivationsanditsresponsibilityforwarcrimesthatincludesexualslavery,slavelabour,theuseofhumansinbiological-warfareexperiments,andcivilianmassacres. Thedocumentary'sdiverseslateofsubjectsincludesfamilymembersoftheJapanesewardead,right-wingnationalists,politicians,students,andartists,aswellasateacher,alabourunionist,ajournalist,aformersoldier,andanA-bombsurvivor. YesterdayIsNowcombinestheirthoughtsandrevelationswitharchivalfootageandcontemporaryimagestocreatearivetinginsightintotheunfinishedbusinessofJapan'swartimepast.Asoberinglookintohowasocietycanbemobilizedintowar,howatrocitiescanbecommittedinthenameofanationandhowwarlivesoninpeacetime.…