Stars of Orion: Japanese Martyrs for Palestine

Stars of Orion: Japanese Martyrs for Palestine (2012)

This is a documentary produced for Al Jazeera Documentary by May Shigenobu. May revisits the Japanese leftist activism in the 60s and the 70s, to understand why some Japanese students decided to dedicate their lives to the Palestinian cause by talking to the then leaders and visiting iconic locations of the time. It includes exclusive interviews with some leaders in the students' movements in Japan, Adachi Masao, as well as PFLP leaders such as Layla Khaled and Abu Ahmed Fouad. The documentary also talks about the Japanese Red Army members and their families living underground.

Director: Adam Bahgat

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	Masao Adachi as
	Abu Ahmad Fouad as
	Leila Khaled as
	Mei Shigenobu as

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