Re: North Korea takes aim at Bond

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The article went on to say...

The temple sex scene has also caused upset in South Korea where some opponents are trying to organise a boycott of the film before it opens.

I am sure there won't be a protest in Japan about the temple sex scene. Shrine/temple sex scenes have been a staple of the Japanese film industry. The standard film cliche is a couple getting caught in a sudden summer downpour- and taking refuge in an empty shrin--wet clothes---conversation lull--- nature takes its course---and Kamisami are pleased.

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North Korea takes aim at Bond

The film "clearly proves" the US is "the root cause of all disasters and misfortune of the Korean nation" and is "an empire of evil", according to the Secretariat of the Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of the Fatherland.

Update?...

N. Korea shaken, stirred by James Bond film
--The Asahi Shimbun, Dec. 18
...North Korea scathingly attacked ``Die Another Day'' in a recent statement, calling it ``a deliberate and premeditated act of mocking at and insulting the Korean nation.''
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The latest James Bond film is scheduled to be released in Japan in spring.

As in this country, interest in it is growing in South Korea where a preview has been held, leading some people to initiate a campaign not to see the movie. I wonder if ordinary North Koreans will have a chance to see it.
(IHT/Asahi: December 19,2002)