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{{Infobox film
| name = My Japanese Niece
| image = My Japanese Niece.jpeg
| alt =
| caption = A theatrical poster of "My Japanese Niece"
| native_name = {{lang-mni|Eigi Japangi Imou}} <br /> {{lang-ja|マイ・ジャパニーズ・ニース}}
| director =
* Mohen Naorem
* Fanny Fandora (French)
* Sheria Vallah (Iranian)
* Deepsikha Poddav (Bengali)
* Robert Megha (Manipuri)
| producer =
| writer =
| screenplay =
| story =
| based_on = [[Battle of Imphal]] (Anglo-Japanese War), [[World War II]]
| starring =
* [[Junichi Kajioka]]
* Yu Asada
* Shunsaku Kudo
* Tomoko Hayakawa
* [[Bala Hijam]]
* [[Gokul Athokpam]]
* [[Abenao Elangbam]]
* [[Kaiku Rajkumar]]
* [[Bijou Thaangjam]]
* Randy Brown
* Wungthingchon Raihing Shimray
| narrator =
| music = Luna Luna (Japanese)
| cinematography =
| editing =
| studio = 
| distributor = 
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2015|01|01|location|ref1=}}
| runtime =
| country =
* [[Japan]] ([[Tokyo]])
* [[India]] ([[Imphal]])
* [[Thailand]] ([[Bangkok]])
| language =
* [[Japanese language]]
* [[Meitei language]] ([[Manipuri language]])
| budget = {{INRConvert|1|c}}<ref>{{Cite news|title=Budget for "My Japanese Niece" – a masterpiece from Mohen Naorem|url=https://manipurtimes.com/my-japanese-niece-a-masterpiece-from-mohen-naorem/#:~:text=The%20estimate%20budget%20of%20the,Thailand%2C%20Singapore%2C%20Korea%20etc.|work=Manipur Times|date=19 March 2013|access-date=13 September 2022|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|agency=TNN|date=Sep 27, 2012|title=united states: Foreign actors to act in Manipuri film {{!}} Guwahati News - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/guwahati/foreign-actors-to-act-in-manipuri-film/articleshow/16579206.cms|access-date=2022-05-18|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>
| gross =
}}
'''''My Japanese Niece''''' ({{lang-mni|Eigi Japangi Imou}}, {{lang-ja|マイ・ジャパニーズ・ニース|mai Japaniizu niisu}}) is a 2015 [[Japanese language|Japanese]]-[[Meitei language|Meitei]] bilingual film, directed by Mohen Naorem.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=My Japanese Niece Movie Review (2015) - Rating, Cast & Crew With Synopsis|url=https://nettv4u.com/movie-review/english/my-japanese-niece|access-date=|website=nettv4u|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":Times">{{Cite web|last=Times|first=Manipur|title="My Japanese Niece" – a masterpiece from Mohen Naorem {{!}} Manipur Times|url=https://manipurtimes.com/my-japanese-niece-a-masterpiece-from-mohen-naorem/|access-date=|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="e-pao.net">{{Cite web|title=100 Thai soldiers to act in Manipuri film 'My Japanese Niece' : 19th mar13 ~ E-Pao! Headlines|url=http://e-pao.net/GP.asp?src=3..190313.mar13|access-date=|website=e-pao.net}}</ref> It stars [[Junichi Kajioka]] and Yu Asada in lead roles.<ref name=":Times" /><ref>{{Cite web|title=Interaction program with actors of film My Japanese Niece Junichi and Yu Asada 20130111|url=http://www.e-pao.net/epSubPageExtractor.asp?src=news_section.Press_Release.Press_Release_2013.Interaction_program_with_actors_of_film_My_Japanese_Niece_Junichi_and_Yu_Asada_20130111|access-date=|website=www.e-pao.net}}</ref>
[[File:My Japanese Niece.jpg|thumb|300px|The title "My Japanese Niece" in three languages]]
The film has three major roles; the Japanese soldier (played by [[Junichi Kajioka]]), the Japanese niece named ''Asada'' (played by actress ''Yu Asada'') and the adopted daughter.<ref name=":Times" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|date=2012-08-28|title=Japanese girl ‘finds’ her uncle in Manipur|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/entertainment-others/japanese-girl-finds-her-uncle-in-manipur/|access-date=|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref>

The film featured 100 soldiers from the [[Royal Thai Army]], who took the roles of World War II Japanese soldiers.<ref name="e-pao.net"/>

== Plot ==
Asada, a young Japanese lady, comes to [[Manipur]] to pay homage to her dead uncle, who died in the [[Battle of Imphal]] in 1944. In Manipur, she had a dream. In her dream, her uncle asked her to go to a village. But Asada discovered that a man who looked like her uncle had died a few months back. Asada decided to find out the truth. She discovered about the trials and problems faced by the Japanese soldiers in India. She also discovered many unpublished letters and diaries. Her findings helped her a lot to search for the truth.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />

== Cast ==
* [[Junichi Kajioka]]
* Yu Asada
* Shunsaku Kudo
* Tomoko Hayakawa
* [[Bala Hijam]]
* [[Gokul Athokpam]]
* [[Abenao Elangbam]]
* [[Kaiku Rajkumar]]
* [[Bijou Thaangjam]]
* Randy Brown
* Wungthingchon Raihing Shimray

== Production ==
"My Japanese Niece" looked into a Japanese army's life after the battle.
Director Mohen Naorem was inspired by [[2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami|an earthquake that hit Japan in the year 2011]]. During the earthquake, the Japanese army played an important role in helping the victims. He believed that the film will expose the [[humanitarianism]] of the soldiers in the [[Battle of Imphal]] of 1944.<ref name=":0" />

The shooting of the film was done in [[Bangkok]] ([[Thailand]]), [[Tokyo]] ([[Japan]]), [[Manipur]] ([[India]]) and some places of the Indo-Myanmar border.<ref name=":0" />

== See also ==
* [[Imphal 1944]]
* [[Japan Landa Imphal]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
{{Commons}}
* {{Cite web|last=Rorrkych|first=Wahengbam|title=Interview with team ‘My Japanese Niece’ – KanglaOnline|url=http://kanglaonline.com/2013/05/interview-with-team-my-japanese-niece-2/|access-date=|language=en-US}}
* {{Cite web|last=Rorrkych|first=Wahengbam|title=A Minute With Manipuri Film ‘My Japanese Niece’ Actress Yu Asada – EXCLUSIVE – KanglaOnline|url=http://kanglaonline.com/2012/06/manipuri-film-my-japanese-niece-actress-yu-asada/|access-date=|language=en-US}}
* {{Cite web|title=my japanese niece – Manipur News|url=http://www.manipur.org/news/tag/my-japanese-niece/|access-date=|language=en-US}}
* {{Cite web|title=An Encounter with My Japanese Niece - E-rang :: E-pao Movie Channel|url=http://e-pao.org/erang/Reviews/An_Encounter_with_My_Japanese_Niece.php|access-date=|website=e-pao.org}}

[[Category:Battle of Imphal films]]
[[Category:Japanese-Meitei culture]]
[[Category:2010s Japanese-language films]]
[[Category:2010s Meitei-language films]]
[[Category:Japanese war drama films]]
[[Category:Indian World War II films]]
[[Category:2010s Japanese films]]
[[Category:2015 multilingual films]]
[[Category:Japanese multilingual films]]

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