Producer of 'Em va Trinh' apologizes to professor Michiko Yoshii

Representative of Galaxy Play - manufacturerMe and Trinhsaid that on the morning of September 30, the unit officially sent a written apology to Professor Michiko and her family. This unit admitted the mistakes in the process of developing the script and bringing the story of Ms. Michiko Yoshii to film.

A scene depicting musician Trinh Cong Son and professor Michiko Yoshii in the film "You and Trinh".

At the same time, a representative of Galaxy Play said that during the pre-production process, the unit contacted the Japanese professor's family many times with the hope of hearing more about the story behind it, but to no avail. "We mistook that silence for consent, so we produced the film without the written approval of Professor Michiko Yoshii. Although it was not intentional, we caused certain harm to Professor Yoshii Michiko and her family. We sincerely apologize and hope to receive the professor's sharing, sympathy and generosity," the unit said.

Galaxy Play said that the unit mistook Professor Michiko's silence as an agreement to have her image featured in the film.

Also in this document, the film producer said that the materials for script development and production organization ofMe and TrinhThe scriptwriters, directors and film crew took information directly from the late musician's family and some information was made public in the media and newspapers. This included information about Professor Michiko Yoshii, who has researched the music of musician Trinh Cong Son and is a person with a special position when mentioning the musician's life. Galaxy Play affirmed that it has learned profound lessons and will certainly not let similar unfortunate situations happen.

Akari Nakatani - actress who plays Michiko in "Em va Trinh" and Mrs. Michiko Yoshii in real life.