Clint Eastwood’s “Hereafter” Pulled from Japanese Theaters

The film “Hereafter” gained an Oscar nomination for its dramatic opening scene showing a tsunami hitting a market in Indonesia, but the movie has been pulled from theaters in Japan following the 9.0 earthquake that has devastated the country. Thousands are feared dead in the wake of the quake and the tsunami that accompanied it. Warner Entertainment Japan Inc. official Satoru Otani explained that the tsunami scenes in the movie were “not appropriate” at this time of national tragedy. Directed by Clint Eastwood and starring Matt Damon, Cecile De France and Bryce Dallas Howard, “Hereafter” centers on three people who are touched by death.