Word: okada
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...Disney is counting on the younger generation, who make up 80% of the movie-going public. But if the reactions of movie fans exiting the Tokyo premiere are any guide, this won't be a slam dunk. Naho Okada, a 17-year-old student, attended the premiere because Ben Affleck is "such a hottie." But the war scenes made her "uncomfortable," she says. Others were more blunt. "You can't make a film about this subject and not be critical of Japan," says Eri Watanabe, a 23-year-old housewife, "But I think it's pretty egotistical of Disney...
Some Japanese may indeed think that, even those of the younger generation, whose members make up the majority of audiences. "As a Japanese, I felt uncomfortable seeing the destruction our side caused," says Naho Okada, 17. She thinks a minute. "But Ben Affleck is really cute." It's that sort of cultural sensitivity that sells tickets...