> .. Among the more farcical elements of the trial was #Gilbert’s insistence that he had signed the release form not knowing what it said in Japanese (Dezaki’s lawyers he had signed the English version). Yet, the fight took a toll. “Just getting sued is a loss for us,” Dezaki says. Despite being exonerated, he and his distributor must pay legal fees for a two-and-a-half-year battle involving six lawyers.
https://www.fccj.or.jp/number-1-shimbun-article/victory-truth
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