Huang Youliang

Huang Youliang, a woman who was born in 1929,  was one of the comfort women during the Japanese invasion.

In October 1941, the 15-year-old Huang was raped when Japanese troops invaded her hometown. She was later put into a brothel and forced to have sex with Japanese soldiers for two years.

In July 2001, Huang and seven other comfort women sued the Japanese government, demanding an apology. But for more than a decade, Japanese courts have repeatedly rejected their appeals, claiming that individuals have no right to sue a state.

The Japanese government has refused to accept legal responsibility for women (1).

In her later years, Huang Youliang participated in the shooting of the documentary twenty-two. In the documentary, the picture of Huang Youliang appeared once. Guo Ke, the director of the movie, said during that time, a group of shots was taken, and later the film was introduced in the form of fragments."

This is because, on August 12, 2017, Huang Youliang died. She died before the documentary about her story was released. There are only 8 of them now, out of 22, that was filmed. In the end, she didn't get the apology she longed for most of her life.

Reference:

1. 刘珊珊. (n.d.). Retrieved December 05, 2021, from https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2017-08/14/content_30575267.htm