This article surveys documentary films on the "comfort women" theme, from "Thirty Two" (2014) to "Twenty Two" (2017) and other works, offering an overview of how filmmakers have approached survivor-centered storytelling.
I. Key works: "Thirty Two" (2014), directed by Guo Ke, documented the lives of survivors then numbering 32 in mainland China; "Twenty Two" (2017) continued the same approach, recording the 22 survivors alive at that time, and was publicly released in China on August 14, 2017, drawing wide attention. (Sources: Xinhua interview with Guo Ke; public reports)
II. Significance: These documentaries use restrained cinematography centered on the survivors rather than the perpetrators, becoming important works of "comfort women" visual documentation. In 2016, materials from "Thirty Two" were donated to the Nanjing Lijixiang Comfort Station Site Memorial Hall. (Source: The Paper 2016-04-12)
III. Film and memory: Visual records complement oral history. The Research Center for Chinese "Comfort Women" Issues has conducted oral history compilation for over 20 years, which, together with documentary films, constitutes a multi-faceted record of historical memory. (Sources: Shanghai Normal University official website; public reports)
(Sources: Xinhua; The Paper 2016-04-12; Shanghai Normal University official website. Data date: 2017, "Twenty Two" release.)