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Shinya Tsukamoto's English Film on Vietnam Veteran Premieres September

3/31/2026

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Shinya Tsukamoto, a Japanese filmmaker, will release his latest film Mr. Nelson, Did You Kill People?, in Japan this September, marking his first English-language project.
The English-language drama tells the true story of Allen Nelson, an African American Vietnam War veteran turned peace activist, with Rodney Hicks as Nelson and Geoffrey Rush as Dr. Daniels, a Veterans Affairs physician.
The announcement coincides with National Vietnam War Veterans Day on March 29.

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Shinya Tsukamoto, a Japanese filmmaker, will release his latest film Mr. Nelson, Did You Kill People?, in Japan this September, marking his first English-language project.
The English-language drama tells the true story of Allen Nelson, an African American Vietnam War veteran turned peace activist, with Rodney Hicks as Nelson and Geoffrey Rush as Dr. Daniels, a Veterans Affairs physician.
The announcement coincides with National Vietnam War Veterans Day on March 29.