The Ainu Rebels

Interview with some members of the Ainu Rebels. Ainu are the still discriminated against indigenous people of Japan.

Wikipedia Definition:
The Ainu (アイヌ?) IPA: [ʔáinu] (also called Ezo in historical texts) are an indigenous ethnic group of Japan. Historically they spoke the Ainu language and related varieties and lived in Hokkaidō, the Kuril Islands, and much of Sakhalin. Most of those who identify themselves as Ainu still live in this same region, though the exact number of living Ainu is unknown. This is due to ethnic issues in Japan resulting in those with Ainu backgrounds hiding their identities and confusion over mixed heritages. Official estimates of the population are of around 25,000, whilst unofficially the number is upwards of 200,000 people.

from Action in Asia DVD, by Black Helmet Productions

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[MorroccoSurrogate]

@toki1221 Because the descendants of the Ainu have a lot of Yamato Japanese blood due to generations of interbreeding with the hopes of diluting the Ainu looks of posterity.

[sugaricwhale]

i like the music at 1:20

[theendingnote]

@Praschil what is strange about that? Learn the history before calling them strange. The were and are discriminated against, just like most minority communities throughout the world.

[toshi0761]

素晴らしい！！　esplendido!! ちばりよー！！

[KindDerKanalisation]

Also, ich finde es ja super, dass es mal Videos zu den Ainu auf Deutsch gibt!!

[WolfsbaneRevolution]

So beautiful

[Praschil]

Discriminated? I was talking about them, trying to make all my friends to know who are the ainu people, and they shut down my video!!!

I really can't understand! They are 'ainus', but they are also 'japaneses'....'strange people'.

[xxxKINGFROGxxx]

Ainu should kick the yamato people back to Honshu!

[0sul]

hip hop in ainu language! great! i saw them in tokyo at the article 9- conference last year. really touching me... thanks dkj

[liralen42]

When and what city did you make this film in?