Forgiveness is on at the Stanley Industrial Alliance Theatre until February 12.
, I was excited because I knew the story on two levels. The first, of course, was that I had read the book. The second was that there are several parallels between Sakamoto’s story and my own family history. I also have paternal Japanese Canadian grandparents and maternal white Canadian grandparents. My own grandpa’s family was forcibly removed from the B.C. coast and interned during World War II. And , I’m a descendant still feeling the effects of this removal.
I could write my own hours-long three-act about how much I loved this production. The set, which at first appeared rather simple, moved like liquid and transported us from Vancouver to Quebec to Hong Kong and beyond. The actors playing Japanese Canadians spoke a mix of Japanese and English with an ease that felt both chaotic and comforting to me. The scenes jump between time and space but are still completely comprehensible .
Kanagawa’s stage adaptation breathes life into some of the extreme racism tackled in the book. And even though this is a part of history I know well, it’s still jarring to see people marching across the stage holding signs that say “JAPS OUT OF B.C.” and hear white folks—in character, of course—call Asian Canadians ch*nks while pulling their eyes back .
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