A 2014 movie depicting the life of a former American prisoner of war tortured by the Japanese imperial army will finally open in Japan after online campaigns failed to stop it.“Unbroken,” directed by Angelina Jolie and released in the U.S. in December 2014, will open in Japanese theaters in February next year. Conservative netizens had criticized the film, saying it is “anti-Japanese” and wrongfully focuses on the imperial army’s brutality.The film tells the story of Olympic athlete Louis Zamperini, who endured torture during his two years at a Japanese prison camp during World War II. Japanese actor and musician Takamasa Ishihara, known as Miyavi, plays a sadistic guard.An employee at Bitters End Inc., which will be distributing the film, said the backlash caused the delay in the film’s release in Japan. The movie is currently scheduled to play at a theater in Shibuya, but will expand to other locations, she said.The film is based on the book “Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption,” by author Laura Hillenbrand.The movie’s title in Japan will be “Fukutsu-no Otoko Unbroken,” which can be translated as “The Indomitable Man: Unbroken.” The film is a true story of a man “who survived hell for two years at a prisoner camp,” the promotional poster says.“Unbroken” was nominated in three categories, including best cinematography, at the Academy Awards in February, but didn’t win any awards.

source : WSJ