
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.
Release Date: 1/25/1985
Runtime: 110 minutes
Languages: Japanese
Directors: Mitsuo Sato, Kyoichi Yamaoka
00Countries: Japan
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