ISANG ARAW SA ATING BUHAY ni Jeff Plantilla
May nagsabi sa akin na panoorin ang isang pelikula tungkol sa ilang Hapones na nanirahan sa Filipinas. Sa una, hindi ako interesado sa pelikula. Pero nung ginugel ko na, nalaman ko na may malalim na kahulugan ang pelikula. Facebook post Pagkatapos kong mapanood ang trailer ng pelikula, nagdesisyon ako na i-post ang isang mensahe na panoorin ng mga tao ang pelikula sa isang maliit na sinehan sa Kyoto. Ito ang aking post: “Nare No Hate” (なれのはて) a film about 4 Japanese retirees living in a poor community in the Philippines. Mapapanood sa Demachiza, https://demachiza.com/. "They are supposed to be the losers who have fallen into the slums of the Philippines, but they seem to be living a life that is somewhat freer, more piercing, and less painful than the winners who die lonely in Japanese nursing homes and hospitals. Think about the reason." Kota Ishii (journalist). Ito ay mula sa website ng “Nare No Hate” – online translation. Ito ang mga comments sa aking ipinost:
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“Un hindi pa po nakakapanood dyan kung manonood kayo isama nyo asawa nyo dahil napakalaking
aral sa atin lahat ang full story nila. True to life story” Nagulat ako. Meron na palang nakapanood ng pelikula sa mga Filipino! At hindi lang yon, yung asawa niyang Hapones ang nagyaya sa kanya na manood ng pelikula. May iba pang comments: “This movie might make us understand the meaning of the expression, ‘Blessed are
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the poor in spirit, for the kingdom of God is theirs.’ Poverty is not only having less material things. There is a more serious poverty than that which most people (especially in Japan) fail to see.” “What is life? What is happiness? I will let my Japanese students think while watching this.” “Me Sir si …. Ha! Ha! Thanks po but I'm not sure if I like it coz they only show the bad
