Attempts to Connect Comfort Women with Peace, for Peace in History - ‘The Big Picture’

Attempts to Connect Comfort Women with Peace, for Peace in History 

- ‘The Big Picture’

Title: The Big Picture

Cast: Yundeok Kwon, DalyeonSim, Tashima Seizo, Hamada Geico

Initial Release: 2012 (Republic of Korea)

I thought this movie, ‘The Big Picture’, would be interesting to watch because it is regarding to both comfort women and peace. How could anyone combine these two words? 

It stimulated my curiosity.

Some Japanese illustrators suggested to gather Korean, Chinese and Japanese illustrators and to publish a picture book regarding PEACE. It was because they had perception that peace can be achieved only if all the countries take part in, not just a country. Among them, an illustrator Yundeok Kwon took comfort women as its motif for peace.

The word ‘comfort women’ shows how horrendous it was, and how cruel the war was. It came from the concept that women could be brought to serve soldiers under the war and from the false belief that it would bring about good results in the war. However, the fact that ‘good results’ refer to killing someone is there for all to see. In this situation women had to follow the wherever the war took place. They had to go over the dead in the battlefields and again used to make the army move. They had no rights to be human beings but just to be sexual tools for men. How cruel it is. There were no human beings in the battlefield.

The history of comfort women shows one of cruel sides of the war. However, it has been not shown as it is. it used to be used as a political term. Japan supported Korea in 1980s. In return, it wanted to clear away the remnants of its colonialism. And the money went straight to the Korean government to develop and the women were not compensated anything

There is one more reason the women were ostracized. This problem showed the shameful history of Korea which is the history ruled by Japan. The moments that the people who did not have any choices but obeyed the Japanese laws, the reality that people who shared same blood should suppress each other, the people who had to join the other country’s army and left for war against their will.

We should remember that the remnants should not be meant everything cleaned up. Paying some money back should not be meant it is clearly finished the fact they slaughtered Korean indiscriminately. However, unfortunately, they do so in the name of law at that time

The war is so legal. It is so legal that the war can occur easily. People who are conservatism want to keep themselves, so the last solution they can make would be breaking out war. They will not allow the opponents to have power and the will cause war with their very legal laws.

Koreans have used this matter as a political issue. They have usually appealed their offensive feeling about it and inspired patriotism themselves. That is one of the things what Japan wants. It can bring war which means, those dividing ideas between Japan and Korea can cause a war.

This movie is giving you a difficult message in this matter. Since peace is opposite side of war, the war must be stopped. Ms. Sim, she is telling you the wars should never happen again. She knows how horrible situations a war brings. Having peace seems to be getting difficult as Japan seeks for the conservatism. It looks like there are no solutions. What can we do?

I would say that the only thing we can do is to remember and act according to what we have realized, which is the cruel and horrible memories that the war has brought us. I’ve learned it from the illustrator Yundeok Kwon who told that Korean soldiers had committed the same things; having ‘comport women’ in the Vietnam War in her book. She pointed out that it was not each individual person who should have been blamed but the war. And she tells about peace.

In that reason, I think the ‘The Big Picture’ should be published in Japan. The message of peace the illustrator is talking about starts from remembering the history. She doesn’t want her book causes the political issues since she didn’t draw it by focusing on the view of patriotism at all. Japanese students said they didn’t know about the comport women with confident voices. They said they have never heard of that. They don’t know how cruel a war can be. They don’t know their family and beloved people had to die because of war. They don’t know the sad stories someone lost his whole family members at once. They even know nothing about the women who were dragged to a strange land and played around by the soldiers just like dolls. They don’t know anything what horrible results the war will bring to them. That’s why the book must be published in Japan to instill the mind of peace to them by letting them know the history.

This book shows you how a person can die so easily in the name of war. Of course, the Japanese conservatism has problems and need to be changed somehow, but this book does not tell you to fight against it. It shows the problems of wars and tells you not to cause the cruel wars again and make the world peacefully.  

It’s not easy to do so. We need to make an effort to make it. We should know the history of war ourselves and let our neighbors know it. Let’s know, remember, and try to keep the peace. Those are the purposes of this book.  

Doctors Without Borders 'Land of the crisis: a letter from the scene' photo exhibition Sharing and violated the time to remind the meaning of peace

[English]

16 days leave April , was able to find the Seoul City Hall on the day when I was able to enjoy the spring day was bright and sunny after a long time .

Or because you become calm in the warm sunshine held out his neck at the end of a long wait , the figure of people who filled the lawn of the square .

Sense of peace everyone is having a great moment is , landscape meet the everyday tired .

And go to visit , I visited the basement floor by proceeding the interview to find the Seoul City Hall .

Than before , on the first floor underground place was featured in a space open to citizens : photo exhibition theme of " the land of crisis letter from the field " has been carried out . It was a photo exhibition that society without borders , an NGO organization celebrated its one-year anniversary of the Korea Open Office , will be held up to 21 days from 16 days leave .

Rather than it was in the extent prominent people is sparse that it is necessary during the day to move in a hurry yet, but a flashy or many , photographs taken of sight of the Gentiles to capture the gaze of somewhere was pulling his leg .

When I heard the description of the organizers , this event is , " war and conflict ," a vivid crisis site that " society without borders " is a medical relief work , " natural disaster " , " malnutrition " , it was a photo exhibition that are introduced to the country by Syria , Haiti , Burkina Faso , Niger , democratic Republic of the Congo , Nigeria , and Chad divided into themes of five " infection " and " absence of health care ."

Due to the fact that was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1999 and the Seoul Peace Prize in 1996 , " society without borders " , a private relief organization , which was established in Paris, France in 1971 , is well known in Japan have . However , I feel that from where and how whether they are doing medical relief , far from somewhere to interested blood, sweat and tears of what they have gone how in the world a better place is to it was also true .

Without distinction politics or religion , race, gender , under the principle of neutrality fairness , even just to practice humanitarian medical support to do to people suffering from the war in 65 countries around the world , natural disasters , disease , and starvation , it's I want to send a cheer it 's true .

However , if you look at the pictures that have been classified by theme , refugees matrix followed constantly house had been destroyed devastation , such as surgery scenes and their health care providers do if I have to treatment over the life , photos I know the meaning that has been put in one by one .

That the struggle of the photographer who captured the moment that can be a noble intention of humanitarian , share together , you feel as it is the site of conflict and disaster that was hard to contact with everyday , such as the joy of the people who go looking for hope is transmitted as it is also , feelings and tears the moment you press the shutter to have been populated would also be weakened for a moment perhaps , but I think the inspiration , and whether there also be a chance to can lead to sharing another.

February last year , opened the door , the Korean branch of Doctors Without Borders has been working steadily .

[Spanish]

16 días dejan de abril , fue capaz de encontrar el Ayuntamiento de Seúl el día en que tuve la oportunidad de disfrutar del día de primavera fue brillante y soleado después de mucho tiempo .

O porque te conviertes en calma en el cálido sol tendió el cuello al final de una larga espera , la cifra de personas que llenaron el césped de la plaza.

Sentido de la paz todo el mundo tiene un gran momento es , paisaje cumplir con el día a día cansado.

Y voy a visitar , visité la planta sótano procediendo la entrevista para encontrar el Salón de la ciudad de Seúl .

Que antes, en la primera planta subterránea lugar fue ofrecido en un espacio abierto a los ciudadanos : photo tema de la exposición de "la tierra de la carta de la crisis del campo " se ha llevado a cabo. Fue una exposición de fotografías que la sociedad sin fronteras , una organización ONG celebró su primer aniversario de la Oficina Abierta de Corea , se llevará a cabo hasta 21 días a partir de 16 días de licencia .

En lugar de lo que era en la medida en la gente prominente es escasa que es necesario durante el día para mover a toda prisa , sin embargo, pero a fotografías llamativas o muchos , tomadas de la vista de los gentiles, para capturar la mirada de algún lugar estaba tirando de su pierna.

Cuando me enteré de la descripción de los organizadores , este evento es " , la guerra y el conflicto ", un lugar de la crisis vivida que la "sociedad sin fronteras " es un trabajo de asistencia médica, "desastre natural", " malnutrición " , fue una exposición de fotografías que son introducidos al país por Siria , Haití , Burkina Faso , Níger, República democrática del Congo , Nigeria y Chad divide en cinco temas de la "infección" y " falta de atención de la salud . "

Debido al hecho de que fue galardonado con el Premio Nobel de la Paz en 1999 y el Premio de la Paz de Seúl, en 1996 , la "sociedad sin fronteras " , una organización de ayuda privada , que se estableció en París, Francia en 1971 , es bien conocido en Japón tienen . Sin embargo, creo que a partir de donde y como si están haciendo socorro médico , lejos de ser un lugar para interesados ​​en la sangre , el sudor y las lágrimas de lo que han ido cómo en el mundo un lugar mejor es que también era cierto .

Sin política de distinción o religión, la raza , el género, bajo el principio de equidad neutralidad, aunque sólo sea para practicar la ayuda médica humanitaria que ver a las personas que sufren de la guerra en 65 países de todo el mundo , los desastres naturales , las enfermedades y el hambre , es que quiero enviar una alegría que es verdad .

Sin embargo , si nos fijamos en las imágenes que han sido clasificados por temas , matriz de refugiados siguió constantemente casa había sido destruida devastación , como escenas de cirugía y sus proveedores de atención médica no si tengo a un tratamiento durante toda la vida , fotos Sé el sentido de que se ha puesto en una por una.

Que la lucha del fotógrafo que captó el momento en que puede ser una noble intención de humanitaria , compartir juntos, se siente ya que es el lugar de conflicto y el desastre que era difícil ponerse en contacto con la vida cotidiana , tales como la alegría de la gente que va en busca de esperanza se transmite , ya que también es , los sentimientos y las lágrimas en el momento de pulsar el disparador para haber sido poblada también se debilitaría por un momento tal vez, pero creo que la inspiración, y si también puede ser una oportunidad de puede llevar a compartir otra .

Febrero del año pasado , abrió la puerta , la filial coreana de Médicos Sin Fronteras ha estado trabajando de manera constante.