On July 18, actor Ihara Tsuyoshi (48) and actress Tokiwa Takako (40) appeared at Space FS Shiodome in Tokyo for the Japanese premiere of the Brazilian film �Cora��es Sujos� or �Dirty Hearts� (directed by Vicente Amorim, opens July 21).

The film is set in Brazil right after World War II and depicts the true story of a rivalry between Japanese immigrants: "Kachi-gumi (winning group)", who believed Japan's victory in the war, and "Make-gumi (losing group)", who accepted the fact of Japan's submission. The film was filmed entirely in Brazil, and Ihara stated earnestly that �As far as it is (from Japan), I felt that it captured the sentiment toward [Japan] strongly.�

At the time, �due to the break up of diplomatic relations between�Brazil and Japan, it was difficult to obtain accurate information. Tokiwa reflected on this and stated, �I thought that the scariest thing back then was the regulation of reports. Because of that, feelings of insecurity were agitated, and [the regulation of reports] is still scary even at present.�

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