Kazuhiko yamauchi biography sample paper

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Sociopolitical Documentary published by BBC broadcasted as part of BBC Why Democracy? series in 2007 - Japanese narration

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Can a candidate with no political experience and no charisma win an election?

Perhaps – if he is backed by the political giant, Prime Minister Koizumi and his Liberal Democratic Party (LDP). In the fall of 2005, 40-year-old, self-employed Kazuhiko “Yama-san” Yamauchi’s peaceful, humdrum life was turned upside-down when Koizumi’s LDP party chose him at the last moment as its official candidate to run for a vacant seat on the Kawasaki City Council.

With zero experience in politics, no charisma, no supporters, and no constituency, Yama-San has one week to prepare for an election critical to the future of the LDP. Adhering to the campaign tactic of “bowing to everybody, even to telephone poles,” Ya | Berlinale | Archive | Programme | Programme XONYG