Saturday, May 23, 2009

キスの日(kisu no hi): Kiss Day

On May 23, 1946 the first Japanese movie that included a kiss scene was released. At that time it became a topic of "Kissing movie" and the movie theaters were full every day. The movies at that time were controled by the GHQ (General Headquarters), and they tried to democratize Japanese society through movies. Therefore they advised the director to include the kiss scene as a symbol of democratization.

Today is also day of Love Letter because May 23 is written as 5.23 and read as koi(5) bu(2) mi(3). Koibumi means love letter. The other reason was the movie "Love Letter" was released on May 23, 1998.

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