Documentary
Overview
This extraordinary documentary is an unflinching record of the workers’ struggle during Japan’s economic rebirth in the 1980s, centered on Tokyo’s Sanya “yoseba”—a slum community dating from the 19th century where day laborers lived in terrible conditions while they sought work.
Cast & Characters
Motoharu Jônouchi
Narrator (voice)
Directors & Crew
M
Mitsuo Sato
Director
K
Kyoichi Yamaoka
Director
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