This movie about the Kumamoto earthquake will be broadcast on Monday beginning at 15:55 on KAB. A French-speaking foreigner, played by Loic Garnier, is a central character in the drama. The reviews are pretty good but I’m a bit apprehensive about the portrayal of a bewildered foreigner who insists of speaking French to all of the Japanese people he meets. I doubt that a French-speaking person who had some reason to come to Kumamoto would be unable to string a few basic English words together to at least attempt to communicate with people. Still, at this point I’ve only seen the YouTube trailer so I should reserve judgment.
Here’s the programing note I saw:
http://tv.so-net.ne.jp/schedule/157384201710161555.action
– Kirk
