Why are the Japanese so Lonely? - Youtuber-made documentary on the darker aspects of urban Japanese culture

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[–]hennaojichan 3 insightful - 3 fun3 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 3 fun -  (3 children)

Isn't the film-maker looking at another culture through the lens of his/her own culture?

[–]ISaidWhatISaid[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

That's true, but it seems to me like he made an honest effort to learn as much about Japanese culture as he could in order to make this documentary as accurate as possible.

[–]hennaojichan 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

All right but I've noticed that when people try to explain Japan, even Japanese, they sound like the six blind men describing an elephant: it's a tree; it's a rope; it's a wall, it's a fan, etc. From Aesop who didn't write all those stories but transcribed them from the oral realm to written.

[–]ISaidWhatISaid[S] 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Very true. When it comes to Western people making videos about Japan, I personally only trust those who have actually been there for a length of time, learned the language, learned the customs, actually managed to get to know Japanese people, etc. Not "tourists".