• Submitted by: manso
• Arts and Culture
• 09 / 17 / 2010

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Havana, Cuba, Sep 16.- The documentary “El sol rojo en el poniente” (Red Sun in the West) by filmmaker Marina Ochoa premiered last night at the 23 y 12 movie theater in Havana city.

The documentary addresses the Japanese immigration to Cuba, men and women that came looking for an  opportunity to improve their lives, from the perspective of their descendants.

It reveals the problems they had to face as cheap labor force, first at the sugar cane plantations and later in the cities, at a time when Cuba was going through a very complex situation.

The main character, played by actress Dayana Hernández, leads the story using narration and monologues, while giving way to the experiences lived by the people they interviewed.

Red sun in the West was produced by ARO, an independent firm, the Japanese Foundation and the collaboration of the Cuban Art and Film Industry Institute (ICAIC). It will participate at the Cine-Migrante Festival to be held Argentina next week.

Japanese Embassy in Havana official Kazuhiro Nakamura said he hoped this documentary will contribute to a better understanding among the Cuban and Japanese peoples.

Nakamura recalled there was a colony of Japanese immigrants in Cuba over a century ago. Their descendants amount to a little over a thousand nowadays. (ACN)

Source: Radio Cadena Agramonte