Driven by regret over neighbor’s death, first-time filmmaker declares war on suicide

First published by The Japan Times

Rene Duignan is passionate about life − so much so, that he made an award winning film about it.  Yet Rene is not a professional film-maker. He's an economist working for the Delegation of the European Union to Japan. The documentary, entitled "Saving 10,000 − Winning a War on Suicide in Japan," is a beautifully choreog…