Being Japanese Part 2 of 2 | Full Documentary
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What makes a Japanese person Japanese? Is it the blood that runs through their veins? A parent they were born to? The country they grew up in? Is it how they look? How they act? How they speak? Their citizenship? A documentary exploring what it means to be Japanese.
*Subtitles Notes: There are 5 English and Japanese subtitle tracks. Because we had to use existing language names, here's what you'll actually see in each track:
English - Spoken Japanese to English only
English (United States) - English subtitles for everything
English (Canada) - Spoken Japanese to English + Spoken English to Japanese
Japanese 日本語 - Spoken English to Japanese only
Zulu - Japanese subtitles for everything
00:00 Watch part 1
00:05 Choose subtitle
00:15 What is Being Japanese?
04:14 Various Types of 'Japanese'
08:26 Speaking Japanese
13:54 Nikkei
21:16 Looking Japanese
26:20 Refugee
29:53 Naturalizing
42:40 Dual Citizenship
47:33 How do you be Japanese?
52:40 Credits
For inquiries regarding the documentary please contact me, Greg Lam, at www.lifewhereimfrom.com/contact/
Original Music by Carlo Carosi. Soundtrack at carlocarosi.bandcamp.com/
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If you haven't already, watch part 1 ttps://ruclips.net/video/pmzWknYaNXg/видео.html Don't forget to choose your subtitles パート１をご覧になっていない方は、こちらを先にご覧ください ttps://ruclips.net/video/pmzWknYaNXg/видео.html お好きな字幕を選んでください
何国人かの定義？
多くの人に聞かなくても答えは出る。
そんなに難しくないでしょ？
何国人か？持っている国籍で決まる。
それが答え。大した重要なことではない。
手続き上のことだけ。
国籍以外には、DNAや血縁による人種や民族の定義もあるでしょう。区分けしたい人や定義したい人が使う。
そして、国籍や血以外でも考慮すべきは、自身の気持ちである。
一般的に家族は血縁であるけど、血が繋がっていなくても家族になれると思う。それは気持ちの繋がりによる家族。家の中で一緒に暮らして、多くの時間を共有して家族だと思えれば、それは立派な家族だと思う。
だから何人かも同じでしょう。もし日本に長年住み、日本人と一緒に過ごし、自分は日本人だと思えれば、国籍や血が日本人でなくても、多くの人が「国籍は違うけどあなたは日本人だね」と言ってくれるでしょう。
以上が、何人が定義したいなら参考になること。
多くの人に聞く必要もない。考えればわかることだし、何人かにこだわる必要もない。
こんなことを多くの人に聞こうなんて言ってる人が、心に人種差別を持っているのでは？
この動画では、カナダでは、どんな見た目でもカナダ人と言えば疑われることはないが、日本では日本人の見た目でないと日本人と思われないと言う。
そして、それが人種差別と繋がっているように訴えているように作られている。
これも答えは簡単である。
多民族国家と単一民族国家の違いってだけ。
カナダは元々色々な人種や民族が国の中に存在していて、それが常識だから、見た目でカナダ人かどうかはわからない。国籍がカナダだと言えばカナダ人だと思うしかない。
日本は違う。元々日本人しかいないから、日本人の見た目であるだけで、日本人だろうと思えてしまう。そういうことが何千年も続いてきた。ここ近年３０年位でようやく日本国内で日本人とは違う俗に言う外国人を見かけるようになった。
だから、日本人と同じ見た目ならほぼ間違えなく日本人だったし、日本人と違うなら外国人で旅行に来ているのか？留学に来ているのか？って思う。
話さなければ、それ以上はわからない。
日本人の見た目でも、話してみたらずっと外国に住んでいて英語しか話せない外国籍かもしれないし、日本人でない見た目でも、話してみたらずっと日本に住んでいる日本国籍かもしれない。
外見による何人かの判定は、多民族国家は外見では判断できないが常識となり、単一民族国家は外見でほぼ判断できるが常識になる。これだけの違いである。その国に住む人種や気持ちの持ち方で変わるものではない。
もしカナダが単一民族国家であれば、日本と同じようになるってだけだし、今後日本で様々な人種や民族の人が増えてくれば、日本でも外見では判断できないという常識に変わっていくだけ。
そんな単純明快なことなのに、なぜそれを日本には人種差別がある！気づかずに人種差別している！みたいな方向に持っていくのだろうか？
ない差別を作り出し、むしろ人種差別を煽っているように感じる。
外国人にありがちな思考に感じる。
利己的思考なので、自分が正しいと思い込んでしまい、相手がどのように思っているのか？等の客観的視点が欠如してしまう。
例をあげましょう！
日本に来た黒人がよく主張している人種差別。
日本では、最初から黒人に対して悪い印象を抱くことはないし、日本は単一民族なので、そもそも人種差別の意識もほぼない。
しかし、黒人は母国とは違う日本に来てまで、母国で受けた差別の意識や定義を持ち込み、差別されたと思ってしまう。黒人自らが人種差別を生み出している。
黒人は「ジロジロ見られている」「電車で隣に座ってこない」だから人種差別されてるって言う。
日本では黒人が多くないから珍しくて見ているだけで差別的に見ているのではない。「ドレッドヘアーがカッコいいなー」「身体大きいなー」って目立っているから見てる可能性が高い。米国で着物を着ている日本人が歩いていたら見ると同じ。
電車で隣に座ってこないのも、黒人は日本人に比べて身体が大きく、隣の座るスペースが狭くなるので座らなかったり、日本人は英語が出来ないので話しかけられたら困るから座らなかったりする。電車内で日本人が隣に座ってこない光景を撮影して、黒人差別の証拠だと主張する動画があったが、動画では通路を塞ぐような大きな旅行ケースが席の前に置いてあり、これでは座われないでしょという感じだった。人種差別ありきで撮影したいのでしょう。
外国の事情はわからないが推測するなら、黒人は犯罪をするという先入観で警戒されジロジロ見られたり、近くに寄って来ないことが多いので、それが黒人差別と思われるようになったのかもしれないが、他国に来てまで、その常識を持ち込んで、日本人も差別するっていうのは、関係を悪くするだけだ。せっかく日本人は黒人に悪い印象がないのに、日本に来る黒人はちょっと見ているだけで人種差別だと怒るってなれば、日本人はどう思うか？それなら黒人にはなるべく関わらない方がいいとなってしまう。互いに不幸な関係になってしまうだけ。
人種差別とは、違う人種にだけする悪質な行為のことである。他国に来て人種差別されたと主張する前に、その国の常識や慣習を知るべき。そうでなければ、その国の人が人種差別でしていることかどうかわからない。他国に来てまで母国ではその行為は人種差別になるから止めろと言うのは、尊大であり、他国への畏敬の念がない。
大前提として、差別はどこの国にもあるし、人間がいる限り、残念ながら無くならないでしょう。
問題は、差別があるかないかではない。
どれ位多く差別が発生しているのか？
どれ位酷い差別があるのか？である。
差別の傾向が大事なのだから、個人の体験１つで批判するのは安易であり、統計DATAや多くの差別事例の分析により、傾向を導き出して解決策を導くべきである。
差別を受けたと主張する人の話だけを聞くべき？差別を受けた人にも原因があることだってあるし、差別された話は自分視点の話が中心で必ずしも公平な話にならない。
外国人のあるあるRUclips動画に【日本には差別があるか？】がある。日本人でも経験するようなちょっとしたイジメでも、外国籍だからというだけで人種差別になってしまい、大した被害もないのに、再生数の為に動画を作っている。日本人にも同じ様に起こることは人種差別ではない。多くの人が人生で経験するからかいや軽微な一時期のイジメでしかない。それを見極めもせず、何でもかんでも人種差別と言う外国人が多い。
また、なるべく差別が少ない社会にした方がいいが、差別の酷い国が自国を顧みず、自国より差別の少ない国に向かって、重箱の隅をつつき、差別を批判するのはいかがなものか。他国を批判するなら自国の差別をどうにかすべきでは？
【RUclips動画を発信するに当たっての注意点】
既にRUclips動画は星の数程あり、嘘動画も誤解させる動画もあると思うが、動画の大前提は、嘘ではない、なるべく誤解を生まない動画であることだと思う。
サムネイル画像だけでも誤解を生んでいる。
動画を見てもらおうと、インパクトが欲しくて、事実とは逆の画像やタイトルのサムネイルを作っている。動画を見れば「なんだそうだったのか！」と誤解を解けるが、サムネイルだけ見て動画を見ない人は沢山いる。そういう人達には誤解を植え付けてしまっていることになる。
また、例え個人の体験が事実で本当だったとしても、細心の注意を払って誤解を生まないようにフォローする説明をしないと、世界中の多くの人に向かって発信するRUclips動画では、誤解する人も多く出てしまう。動画を最後まで見ない人だって沢山いることも考慮すべき。この動画では、差別された話を永遠して、最後に他の人に聞いてもそんなことはなく、私だけの稀な事例みたいだと言っても遅い。最初にそれを伝えてから話すべきだし、そもそもそんな稀なことであれば動画にして世界中の多数の人に発信すべきことなのか？なんの目的で話すのか？話してどういう影響が出るのか？そういうことも考えるべきである。
この動画には、そこまでの思慮深さがない。
Why can't someone just be proud of who they are, be it mixed race, Korean Canadian, Chinese American, etc. and treasure their mixed heritage? Why is such unique identity bothering you so much? Is it your own insecurity? Is it your desperate need to feel that you belong? Is being considered Japanese superior? Is it really their attitude that's bothering you or is it their policy?
I wasn't expecting to sit down and watch 2 full hours of RUclips this morning, but this is an exceptionally well done documentary. Amazing job.
I totally agree. It’s beautifully done and well thought out. Respectful & thoughtful.
I just spent Sunday afternoon watching it all. Very interesting documentary
6:07 am in Philippines doing the same thing.
"Dedicated to my children", that made me tear up. Poetic. Reassurance from their father before their 'defining' years of adolescence.
What and who am I?
You are you.
"You are you" is perfect. The people in the documentary seem to be obsessed with what they are over who they are.
"You are you.", that made me tear up
children
www.youtubecommm.com/watch?v=iBMoiBlEwnV
before their 'defining' years of adolescence.
@@BanBanChi Yeah exactly this, its huge obsessiveness over who they want to be, when they already are someone, so busy trying to be someone they are not and a few even pulled out the victim card for no reason. You are who you are and that's who you are. If you still are trying to "fit in" you are doing it wrong. Specially as an adult. Your difference should be your strength. More then half of my friends are 1st or 2nd generation immigrants in my country, they don't care about being a certain way, they know now in their adult life they are way more happier being who they actually are, someone with mixed origins. Both culturally and/or genetically. Nowadays their strengths are actually their diversity.
I watched it yesterday and it makes me tear up all over again just thinking about it!
Fantastic documentary. I hope this will get recognised/awarded one way or another. Plus it would be great if it could be shown to Japanese children in schools. This is a great resource to foster discussion and reflection on the concepts of inclusion, acceptance, differences, etc.
Well said. Couldn’t have said it better. Extremely well though out and respectful documentary that’s for sure.
Strongly agreed with it. This perspective is what OKINAWAN/JAPANESE need to have for the future and the next generation.
This is such an amazing documentary. Everyone who is remotely interested in Japan or Japanese culture and identity should watch this. Thank you so much Greg.
I just asked my 11 year old son "are you Japanese, Puerto Rican or American?" Without hesitation he emphatically answered "I'm all!". My high school age daughter said she's all but more one or the other depending on the company. I'm Puerto Rican, my wife Japanese and my children were born in the USA. We live in Japan so they've had contact with all three cultures. During the Tokyo Olympics, my children cheered for all three national teams but cheered the loudest when the Puerto Rican woman won the 100m hurdles race because they know how seldom we win at anything. On the odd moment that they faced each other, they were happy regardless the outcome. They are Japatoricans.
My wife and I have always taught them to never try to fit into any mold or try to simply "fit in". We have also taught them that all their heritages are rich and valuable and they are more powerful by embracing all three instead of trying to be one over the other. We also encourage them to seek the similarities instead of the differences.
I have mixed feelings about some of the reactions from the people featured in the film. Some seemed confused and clueless about who they were. It made me feel like their upbringings might have tried to encourage one heritage over another and that what they are has been emphasized over who they are. I just hope that those that seemed confused can come to a place in which they don't put pressure on themselves about fitting in or trying to be one thing over another.
[...]My wife and I have always taught them to never try to fit into any mold or try to simply "fit in". We have also taught them that all their heritages are rich and valuable and they are more powerful by embracing all three instead of trying to be one over the other. We also encourage them to seek the similarities instead of the differences.[...]
Such an important and strong lesson!
Should be thaught anywhere!
You put into words so on point. Unfortunate are the ones who's struggling with
identities even into their 20s or older.
たくさんの方が日本を愛してくださると同時に、葛藤に苛まれているんだなと感じ、苦しくなりました。
みんなで力を合わせていける国、そんな日本の未来を実現させたいなと思いました。すばらしい動画をありがとうございます。
I have a half Japanese daughter and we live in Tokyo. She's only 2 years old now and fits in well with everyone. One thing I've always worried about was how she would feel as she got older and starts to think about her place in the world. Some of these stories were both hard to listen to, but seeing how these people came into their own in a werid way made me reassured that she'll come out strong. Thank you, Greg.
This documentary and the quality of this Documentary that was produce deserve an Oscar/Emmy level award.
いろいろな考え方がありますよね。
大震災の時、日本国籍じゃなかった人の多くは、
母国の飛行機で日本から逃げましたよね。
日本国籍の日本人は、自費で外国に避難するか、
不安でも日本を復興させる努力をするかのどちらかでした。
国籍は自分を守るものでもあり、自分が国を守るものでもあると思います。
日本を守る責任を放棄して、日本に守られる利益だけ得ようとする人がいる限り、
日本人には二重国籍は受け入れられにくいのではないかと思います。
After listening to Mr. Chart’s explanation of why he chose to naturalize (basically that he strongly felt that Japan was his home) I realized that I actually feel the same way. I’m originally from Canada, and as much as I think it’s a great country, I don’t feel like it’s my home anymore. I’ve somehow, over the past 20+ years I’ve lived here, become culturally Japanese and just feel like this is where I fit. Sure, I know I’ll “never be accepted as Japanese”, but that fact is kind of irrelevant to my self identity. Basically, the reason I don’t formally naturalize is because my two daughters (who are half Japanese and half Canadian) want to try living in Canada in the future, and it has been suggested that my maintaining Canadian citizenship will make that easier for them.
Anyway, fantastic work Greg. I will be watching this again with my daughters soon. 🍻
I keep my Canadian citizenship while my wife keeps her Japanese (and we both have permanent residency in each other's country). It definitely makes it easier to go back and forth between both countries.
クォーターです
とても素晴らしい動画だと思いますので、もっと伸びてほしいです
感動しました
As an Asian American this documentary hits home, you always question your identity on which you relate to more. I noticed the overall theme with each persons story is that is doesn’t matter, you are what you identify with. Embrace all sides of yourself and that’s what makes you, you. Thank you for sharing these stories Greg 😊 This will be great to share with your kids who I’m sure will go through these questions. I hope to see more people be open to Foreigners or Mixed Japanese people, your documentaries like this help start conversations and teach everyone how to be kind and to be open.
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東京育ちですが、地方の人が訛っているのを見て教育がないと思ったことは無いです。まるで日本は地方ではまともに教育が行えないとでも言いたい様ですね。失礼ですよ。
そして地方の訛りと、外国人の訛りは明らかに別物です。何かしらの言語勉強をしたことがあるならこんな事誰でも理解出来ると思います。全ての言語に方言のようなものがあるし、外国人訛りと方言は別であると全ての国の人が識別できると思います。
全部個人の主観なんだから、あなたが失礼だと思うのも勝手だし、動画内で言われていることも彼らの勝手です。
彼らがそう感じているという事実だけが存在する。
この２篇は素晴らしいドキュメンタリーだった。様々な状況に置かれる人々を取材し多角的な意見が聞けて本当に面白かった。
自分の持つ文化や言語が自分のすべてでは無く、それらは自己のアイデンティティを構成する要素に過ぎないという考えにとても共感出来る。
九州の福岡に生まれた私は関東の埼玉に居る今でも博多弁を話す。それは福岡に生まれたことを誇りに思っているのではなく自分らしく居ることを誇りに思っているからだ。中学生の頃はそのことで蔑まれたこともあった。彼らからしたら何気ないことかもしれないが、少し共通するものがあるのでは無いだろうか。
そして子供は生まれながらにして国際人だと感じた。教育や周りの大人の振る舞いを通じて次第に差別や偏見を持たせてしまっているのではないかとも思う。
何よりこのドキュメンタリーを見てこれから出会うすべての人に、地球人に、敬意を持って接したいと思った。
こんな仰々しいことを言ってるけど俺まだ高校生何だよなぁ…
This is one of the best documentaries I've ever seen on RUclips, or in general. There are so many touching stories and important discussions on identity from so many diverse perspectives. Thank you for making this, this documentary is incredibly important.
素晴らしいドキュメンタリーをありがとうございます。
言葉にすることは難しいですが、皆さんの語る言葉、表情を通じて、自然と涙が込み上げてきました。
自分のアイデンティティを意識し確立していく時期に特に見てほしいと思いましたし、多くの方がいい意味での複雑さ（寛容さ）を身につけて、良い社会になって欲しいなと思います。
The amount of perspective provided here are just mind boggling. You have outdone yourself, Greg. I'm sure Aiko & Shin will appreciate this. Truly eye opening. I learnt so much.
Thank you so much for acknowledging the WW2 Japanese Interment camps in the US! I have family who were interned. My dad was a “kibe nisei” - born in the US, went to Japan at 3 yrs old, returned to the US at 20 yrs old with no English. He was in Hiroshima when the bomb dropped. He just passed away in January at 92. He lived a wonderful life in California! Thank you for this documentary! I now have a group to identify with from your thorough research & excellent interviews! Absolutely outstanding!!!
The dedication at the end made me tear up, having realized that the love of a father was the motivation for producting this wonderful documentary.
Made me tear up multiple times. ❤
Thank you so much for making this amazing film! Also many thanks to everyone, who participated (I‘ll also get the great soundtrack from Bandcamp :)
Being half Japanese (German/Japanese) I saw myself in your interview partners. As a kid, teenager and in my early 20s I often struggled with my identity. Born in Germany and lived from 0 to 7 in Japan.
But now in my 30s I‘m in a similar stage like Max summarized in the end: „You are you“. With Japanese influences, German influences … even Austrian influences since I lived there for almost 10 years ^^ I hope more and more people will come to a similar state of mind. If I happen to live in Japan for longer … then yeah. Then I‘m Japanese :)
Hands down one of the best documentaries I have seen on RUclips in a very long time.
Thank you for making this.
What a great, great, GREAT documentary! Thank you and all participants for your hard work on this one. I am looking forward to further documentaries!
Incredible Documentary. Your work always is so thorough and well balanced. I really appreciate it.
I got the message, and what your doing for your children. Very inspiring Huge respect.
This documentary is truly amazing, great job !
Thanks for making this high quality documentary.
Thank you so much... This video was so meaty and touching...It was so inspiring...
この動画を見て思ったのは、様々な日本人としてある程度特殊な立場にある人の意見しか載ってなくて、いわゆる「両親とも日本人だし、自分は疑いもなく日本人だ」と主張できる様な人が1人も映ってなかったことが残念と感じた。
そーゆーいわゆる｢普通の日本人｣て感覚で生きてる人を抜きにして日本人て何かを根本的に語る事ってできるんだろうか。
これは「自分は完全に日本人だ」と思うことに対して疑問がある人達を集めただけの動画だった。
日本人は民族系統的に謎な所が多いから普通の日本人だと思って疑いなく生きてる人達も日本人とは何か？と言われたらそんなの説明出来ない。困る。そういう漠然とした日本人皆が持ってる疑問を突き詰める動画を期待してたから、単に日本にいる(もしくは日系の)アイデンティティに悩む人の動画だと思ってなかったな…
めちゃくちゃ同じこと思いました。動画の最後に日本人のコメント来るかな〜と待ってたのに終わってしまったから、実際の日本人には聞かないの？と少し寂しく思いました。
Such a wonderful piece! I've enjoyed every second, congratulations on a work beautifully done!
Absolutely brilliant documentary. Deeply truthful, deeply moving. I know you worked so long and hard on this, and it was worth every ounce of that effort.
Heart touching amazing documentary. I very much enjoyed watching this. Thank you for making this documentary! Arigato!
You have gone above and beyond with these 2 videos. Wonderful! Thank you very much!
Wow! Amazing documentary, throughly enjoyed both episodes. Thank you
Wow, Greg! This is such delicate work, great storytelling, great writing, so good. And such sensitivity on your interviews. Thank you so much. ❤️
This was a great 2 part doc……thank you so much!
Thank you so much for publishing this on RUclips! Awesome work :)
What an amazing documentary! Thank you for making this!
Wow. Fantastic 2 part documentary on a topic I've never seen explored so comprehensively from a variety of perspectives. Great work on this.
Subarashi! Others have commented that this documentary is at an award-deserving level. I wholesomely agree! I would say that it falls in the category of great works of art written for an audience of real-life children (in this case your own), and as a result weaved with infinite care, dedication and sensitivity, so exploring a wide range of issues with a genuine curiosity. As a consequence of not framing those you interview in a pre-conceived storyline, you let their own story and words come through. This in turn leaves the listener free to experience the result on so many levels. Arigato gozaimasu!
Absolutely awesome documentary. You did such a good job with this I love it!
What an awesome labour of love Greg, really outdid yourself. We’ve been enjoying your channel for years now, but this is definitely a new high. Loved it.
Wow! Thank you so much for this amazing documentary! Very well done!
Superbly produced and highly informative documentary. Thank you for making such a great effort and to those interviewees who opened up about their particular experiences.
Awesome LWIF... What a telling and heartfelt expose'. Thank you...
Great documentary! I really enjoyed the different perspectives and backgrounds of the interviewees. I hope this gets played and shown to many more audiences!
Amazing documentary!!! Thank you very much. 🌺
Thank you for making this. I’ve been following your channel for awhile now. This is your best work to date. Please continue to make more videos.
What an achievement, Greg! There is so much here that I didn't know, and the depth kept growing with each interview.
Outstanding, marvelous, no words! What a great documentary, one of the best I've ever watched on YT.
Again, I'm so glad I supported this on patreon. This was such an utter delight.
I always enjoy your content, but this documentary style “long form” was really good! Thank you for making the 2-part series!!
Absolutely great documentary. We’ll done!!
Amazing! Really well done. Thanks for creating such an insightful film.
This is a masterwork. Amazing job - I'm in awe. I learned so much. Thank you, and huge thanks to all your interviewees, for this documentary.
What a wonderful documentary!! Thank you so much!
This was such a fantastic documentary. You can tell the passion and drive that went into making it, into showing so many perspectives and really digging down to try and answer an impossible question. Thank you for all of your hard work, and thank you to everyone you interviewed for discussing such a deeply personal and emotional topic.
Excellent work! Thank you for sharing these perspectives.
Very inspiring to see all these unique stories, within this documentary. Thank you!
Heartfelt and beautifully done! What a wonderful gift to give your children.
Thank you for this incredible documentary.
Absolutely fantastic! Amazing job, I hope this gets the views it deserves.
Beautiful documentary, my man. Simply wonderful!!
This is a wonderful documentary. Very well done.
Really nice work. A sensitive and intelligent inquiry coupled with high production values.
I really enjoyed both parts of your documentary. It was enlightening, kind and very enjoyable. Thank you.😊
My wife is half Japanese, her dad was a career airforce nco. We live in US and have enjoyed many of your videos and appreciate your perspective and willingness to bring strangers into your home and family. Along with John from "Only In Japan" your videos help connect my wife to her mother's culture and introduce our son to it as well. We feel that your work really goes a long way to shrink this world and bring understanding and appreciation between cultures. Having said that, this has to be your greatest project to date and, as others have mentioned, captured us for two straight hours watching these two incredible videos. I hope they go viral and help change some misinformed views, such as the one at beginning of video. We wish you continued success and look forward to more videos in the coming year!
This is a great documentary. I can fully relate as someone who grew up in my native country but always carried a foreign citizenship. Thank you for doing this series.
Thanks for giving me the answer to a question I kept asking myself my whole life, Amazing documentary!
Thank you for this excellent documentary.
This was amazing! Great work, very unique insights
Great documentary. Thank you.
This doc was very moving and informative. Arigato gozaimasu from Montreal
Thank you for this wonderful and very sensitive documentary and for your view of human beings !
This was excellent. Thank you for making it.
amazing documentary! I think all the different perspectives and the lack of "set-in-stone" attitude put this video over the top! Great editing, sound, and overall video! Definitely going on the top of my favorite RUclips docs.
Really great documentary, quite moving really. Thanks.
Such an amazing documentary. And such amazing people who participated.
What a fantastic education I have gained from this video set. Thank you for working so diligently on this wonderful content.
This was a great pair of videos. So well done, well shot, and had a really great message behind it. I’m a fan!
I did not expect that I would get stuck on RUclips watching two parts without stopping! Just WOW and thanks for this video!
just finished watching and wow, amazing documentary as always!
Beautifully written, shot and presented- Award winning, I think!
Amazing documentary and exemplary work, Greg!! As someone living in Japan, i learned a lot from this. Thank you!
It was lovely to watch again now that it has come out on youtube, incredibly well made!
Just completed watching 2 parts of this documentary and feeling an awful lot emotional... i myself is not japanese by any means and only searching on this topic for my assignment and found this and watched this for an almost 2 hours was really a heartwarming experience. I hope this video get more exposure in the internet because i feel like there is large amount of people whom are experiencing identity crisis and not knowing what their real roots and how to identify themselves to others. At the end of the video "dedicated to my children" made me cry a bit. What a dad. APPLAUSE!!!
Great job!!!! Excellent transitions, good music choices, and videography A++. The interviews were very thought provoking. Keep up the good work!
Thanks for this documentary series!
It's a struggle I had in my late teens too.
Excellent work, Greg! Great interviews.
What a wonderful film, I learned so much Greg!! Well done!!
oh man this was a beautiful documentary. it being dedicated to your children is so so sweet, thank you for sharing with all of us :)
Beautiful! Amazing! What a great gift for your kids! Love these two episodes so much!
Thank you for this fascinating documentary
You did an amazing job with this. Thank you.
This is the best documentary I have ever watched on RUclips. Thank you for your great efforts to creat it. Hope more and more people will watch it.
Thank you for interesting documentary.
Great documentary. Thank you for making it free to see as well. Can't wait to see what other long running documentaries you have in the pipeline. I can see this being run on Netflix for years to come.
Thank you very much to share this Documentary.💫
Bravo! Bravo! This was an excellent documentary.