El 16 de febrero estrenaran la versión desde el bando japonés con el Ken watanabe como protagonista. Hay ganas.
Perdón por el offtopic. hace tiempo leí que la anfetamina se creó en Japón, que los pilotos suicidas iban cargados de honor, y de algo más. ayer indague un poco y encontré un estudio curioso. Me pareció interesante y pongo un extracto. Probablemente Eastwood obvia el uso de anfetaminas por parte de los soldados japoneses en la guerra, o simplemente no le parece importante en la trama.
El documento está muy bien, aunque comprendo que sea un tostón, lo siento.
amphetamine drugs on The Pacific Rim.
methamphetamine has a long history in japan, and in fact it was first synthesized by a Japanese chemist in 1893. During the second world war, the drug was used as a means todo give workers the stamina todo met and exced production quotas, and was a los issued frely todo soldiers, but predictably, other consequences included widespread addiction. During the calamitous post-war years, amphetamines became a massive public health problem, as perhaps half a million people responded todo the social crisis of those years with the aid of energy pills, Many of which were diverted from américan military bases. In 1951, a stimulant control law was enacted, and this was amended in the Mid-fifties todo strengthen criminal penaltis for amphetamine-related ofenses. In 1954, also, the Mental health ACT was amended todo include compulsory hospitalization for chronic methamphetamine addicts who are determined todo be dangerous todo themselves or todo others (greberman and wada 1994). Some fifty thousand users and dialers were arrested in the ensuing police Purge. These draconian measures were initially successful, but a second epidemic followed in the 1970s: coincidentally or not, the Japanese speed boom coincided closely with the vast expansión of américan drug use from about 1970 onwards. Since that time, amphetamines have remained popular th rouge successive economic boms, as they have provided the energy and dedication required by hard-working students and employes, and speed has never ben stigmatized as heavily as other Substances, Even marijuana. Japans culture of competitive examinations has ensured the survival of this market, which has more recently ben transformed by changing concepts of gender roles, as young women and tenage Girls take the drug todo lose weight. In 1993, almost a fifth of those arrested for drugs in japan were female (suwaquí et al 1997: 206).
Y para ambientar;.
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