May 5 news, the Japanese army 'comfort women' system victims granny Wei Shaolan died at 13:20 on May 5, at the age of 99. Hope the old man can walk well all the way!
Wei Shaolan, the victim of the 'comfort women' system, was born on July 27, 1920 in Xinping Town, Lipu County, Guilin, Guangxi Province. In the winter of 1944, 24-year-old Wei Shaolan was captured by Japanese soldiers and suffered inhuman torture in the comfort Center for three months. During this period, he was pregnant and gave birth to a child named Luo Shanxue after escaping from the comfort center. Because of the prejudice of outsiders, Luo Shanxue was unmarried all his life and depended on his mother. In 2012, director Guo Ke happened to see the story of old man Wei Shaolan. He was deeply moved by his indomitable will to live. In 2014, he made the documentary 32. May the old man walk well and be treated gently in the afterlife!
Wei Shaolan, the protagonist of documentary 22, died after falling and breaking his bone in his room. At noon on May 5, Wei Shaolan, a victim of the Japanese 'comfort women' system, died at the age of 99.
Red Star News learned from Wei Shaolan's family that a few days ago, Wei Shaolan fell in his room and was sent to the hospital in Guilin city. The result of examination was a comminuted fracture of the right intertrochanteric femur. His condition was not very stable during hospitalization and he died at 13:20 today.
According to public information, Wei Shaolan was born on July 27, 1920 in Xinping Town, Lipu County, Guilin, Guangxi Province. In the winter of 1944, 24-year-old Wei Shaolan was captured by Japanese soldiers and suffered inhuman torture in the comfort Center for three months. During this period, he was pregnant and gave birth to a child named Luo Shanxue after escaping from the comfort center. Because of the prejudice of outsiders, Luo Shanxue was unmarried all his life and depended on his mother.
At that time, the old man got up at 6 o'clock every day, then swept the floor, and sometimes washed his own clothes. At that time, another documentary about comfort women, 22, directed by Guo Ke, was released in China. Only two weeks after it was released, the box office of "22" reached 170 million yuan, creating the highest box office record for domestic cinemas to show documentaries. Wei Shaolan is one of the leading roles.
One of the reasons for Guo Ke to make the documentary 22 is that he was moved by the optimistic and determined quality of the old man when he made the documentary 32 in 2014. 《32》 It tells the story of Wei Shaolan, the victim of Japanese aggressors' comfort women, and her Sino Japanese hybrid son Luo Shanxue. In the film, Wei Shaolan said: 'it's raining and the road is slippery. He falls and climbs, he feels sad and he wipes his tears. It's a wonderful world. You have to save your life to eat wild things. '