Where can we see the full doc?

You can watch it in Leipzig, Wurzen, Berlin, Dresden (Germany) several times in april/mai and in march in Tokio several times - further
information will be postet here.

Also will it hit the internet and film festivals throughout the year!

Here you can see the doc in Japan:
debito.org/?page_id=1672

Hi, Leipzig!

Very interesting documentary!

I sent you a message about the Hosting screenings of SOUR STRAWBERRIES in Nagoya on Mar. 25th.

Thank you.

You can also buy this documentary straight from the production company by emailing them at:

cinemabstruso.de/strawberries/main.html

Welcome! ;-)

Keep Up the Good Work!

Great DVD definitely worth getting!

A++!

Beautiful. Well done.

Thank You Kevin and Estebe verde!

If someone likes to order the DVD, please go here:
cinemabstruso.de/strawberries/main.html

I purchased the film recently. While overall I thought it was interesting, I found the scene with Arudou Debito in Kabukiko problematic on a number of levels. In this scene, Debito is walking in Kabukicho and discovers a sign which prohibits foreigners from entering an establishment. He raises objections to the sign with a staff member, and an argument ensues.

However, the establishment was most likely a hostess bar, brothel, or some other venue where men sexually exploit women, in an area teaming with similar establishments. As Debito has pointed out, these establishments often hire and exploit foreign women. In fact, the human trafficking of foreign women for sexual exploitation in Japan has been well-documented (see snipr.com/nus8p as well as Debito’s recent post on the UN’s criticism of Japan in this regard). In a documentary about the exploitation of foreign workers in Japan, wouldn’t it have made more sense to focus attention on the plight of these women rather than on the men who fuel the demand for the industry which exploits them?

Hello Steve, while I understand your critic - please note, that this was not the object of the movie - because this is a special theme and should have its own movie I think.

The scene with the signs is about discrimination of customers - and as Debtio states in the movie - there are such signs at several locations like restaurants, pools and so on.

Hello Steve, this was a very low budget documentary - which means especially very limited time. I met with Debito for the first time at Shinjuku station - he was in Tokyo because of a presentation of his new book.

While we walked and spoke about discrimination - we saw the "Japanes only" sign in kabukichô - it was not planned or so. I felt very lucky to film the conversation between Debito and the Club owner - because this is like an archetype of the way how discrimination in Japan works - as Debito points out in the movie - he would never go into such an place at all.

I think in this case it does not matter if it is a pool, a restaurant or even a nightclub - the mechanism of how discrimination works is always the same - and the night-club owners chain of causation is really prototypical.

The documentary is introductory in many points, because there is little knowledge about exploitation and migrant workers in Japan. I`m very proud of the audience it gained and the reactions in the media like "a must see" (kansaiscene) or "outstanding documentary" (culture news Germany) - especially because I know the limitations we had. We did 24 Interviews in 3 Weeks and were only a crew of 3 unpaid people.

I hope to get some producers to give me some money for doing a new movie about this big problem. Maybe the next time - we can give some more attention to the theme of exploited women.

Nonetheless, Thank you for constructive critic!