Stars of Orion: Japanese Martyrs for Palestine 2012 نجوم الأوريون: شهداء القضية من ال¡

This is a documentary produced for Al Jazeera Documentary by May Shigenobu (2012 ©May Shigenobu all rights reserved). 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. The film was shot in the following locations; Beirut, Amman, Jarash (Jordan), Tokyo, and Kyoto.