In the documentary film “Japan: Girl Meets War” by Cheng Herng Shinn, 15-year-old Shurina, a high school student from Hita, is cast as a kamikaze pilot in a WWII play directed by her piano teacher. As she and her best friend Yua visit memorial sites across Japan, culminating in Okinawa, Shurina grapples with the emotional weight of her role and the responsibility to honor the story she must tell.
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