{"id":2209419,"date":"2024-03-29T18:59:02","date_gmt":"2024-03-29T22:59:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/oppenheimer-finally-opens-in-japan-met-with-mixed-reactions\/"},"modified":"2024-03-29T18:59:27","modified_gmt":"2024-03-29T22:59:27","slug":"oppenheimer-finally-opens-in-japan-met-with-mixed-reactions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/oppenheimer-finally-opens-in-japan-met-with-mixed-reactions\/","title":{"rendered":"Oppenheimer&#8217; debuts in Japan sparking varied responses"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Foppenheimer-finally-opens-in-japan-met-with-mixed-reactions%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2209419&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>&#8220;Oppenheimer&#8221; made its long-awaited debut in Japan,\u2062 receiving a range of reactions from audiences. Directed by Christopher Nolan, the film delves into the moral dilemma faced by J. Robert Oppenheimer\u200b while developing\u2062 the atomic bomb that devastated Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Survivors like Toshiyuki Mimaki expressed a mix of fascination\u2064 and emotions \u200babout the film&#8217;s\u2062 portrayal of this historical event.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/oppenheimer-sweeps-96th-academy-awards\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cOppenheimer\u201d<\/a> finally opened in Japan on Friday and was met with mixed reactions, eight months after it hit theaters in the U.S.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Christopher Nolan-directed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/oppenheimer-review-the-amazing-christopher-nolan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">film<\/a> centers on the inner conflict American scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer went through in creating the atomic bomb that was used in the destruction of the country\u2019s cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/movies\/movie-news\/oppenheimer-japan-reaction-1235862734\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according<\/a> to The <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hollywood Reporter<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Speaking to the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Entertainment\/wireStory\/oppenheimer-finally-premieres-japan-mixed-reactions-high-emotions-108645695\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Associated Press<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Toshiyuki Mimaki, who survived the bombings when he was just a child, said he has been fascinated by the story of the man called \u201cthe father of the atomic bomb.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cWhat were the Japanese thinking, carrying out the attack on Pearl Harbor, starting a war they could never hope to win,\u201d Mimaki said in a phone interview with the AP.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cDuring the whole movie, I was waiting and waiting for the Hiroshima bombing scene to come on, but it never did,\u201d he added, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">after seeing the film.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\u2018OPPENHEIMER\u2019 has finally been released in Japan.<\/p>\n<p>8 months after the film\u2019s launch <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xkaTAA6uFh\">pic.twitter.com\/xkaTAA6uFh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 DiscussingFilm (@DiscussingFilm) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DiscussingFilm\/status\/1773690317914394636?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 29, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Others spoke to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/lifestyle\/japan-finally-screens-oppenheimer-with-trigger-warnings-unease-hiroshima-2024-03-29\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Reuters<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  about the film that took home numerous awards at the 2024 Academy Awards, Golden Globes, and the Screen Actors Guild awards.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cOf course this is an amazing film which deserves to win the Academy Awards,\u201d Hiroshima resident Kawai said, who gave only his family name.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1700760801843000&#038;usg=AOvVaw2PQrVSrJfhxNb4LcARqniG\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cBut the film also depicts the atomic bomb in a way that seems to praise it, and, as a person with roots in Hiroshima, I found it difficult to watch,\u201d the person added, warning that he\u2019s not \u201csure this is a movie that Japanese people should make a special effort to watch.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Another Hiroshima resident, Agemi Kanegae, told the outlet, \u201cThe film was very worth watching. But I felt very uncomfortable with a few scenes, such as the trial of Oppenheimer in the United States at the end.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">While a younger movie goer, 19-year-old student Rishu Kanemoto, said after seeing the movie, \u201cHiroshima and Nagasaki, where the atomic bombs were dropped, are certainly the victims.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cBut I think even though the inventor is one of the perpetrators, he\u2019s also the victim caught up in the war,\u201d he added.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Former Hiroshima Mayor Takashi Hiraoka said, \u201cFrom Hiroshima\u2019s standpoint, the horror of nuclear weapons was not sufficiently depicted,\u201d per a Japanese media outlet. \u201cThe film was made in a way to validate the conclusion that the atomic bomb was used to save the lives of Americans.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">During an online discussion between director Takashi Yamazaki and<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  Nolan, the \u201cGodzilla Minus One\u201d filmmaker said, \u201cI feel there needs to [be] an answer from Japan to Oppenheimer. Someday, I would like to make that movie,\u201d and Nolan agreed, THR noted.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After a delayed Japan release, &#8220;Oppenheimer&#8221; debuted, stirring mixed reactions. Directed by Christopher Nolan, the film explores American scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer&#8217;s internal struggle while developing the atomic bomb, a pivotal weapon in the devastation of Hiroshima. Released eight months later than the U.S., the movie now captivates audiences with its compelling narrative<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":219,"featured_media":2209420,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2023\/06\/GettyImages-1252219910-2.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2209419","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2023\/06\/GettyImages-1252219910-2.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2209419","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/219"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2209419"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2209419\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2209420"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2209419"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2209419"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2209419"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}