Imamura Shohei | Japan | 124 minutes | 1987 | Japanese
This black comedy is a satire of Japan's 20th century imperialism. By taking the story of Iheiji Muraoka, who built brothels for the Japanese military, Imamura is able to make comments on Japan and its recent past from an unusual perspective. At the time it was thought that the story was a true one but Tomoko Yamazaki's Sandakan brothel No. 8 shows it to be a work of fiction. [more]
Writers: Shohei Imamura, Kota Okabe
Starring: Mitsuko Baisho, Bang-ho Cho, Yuki Furutachi, Shino Ikenami, Kozo Ishii, Kurenai Kanda, Choichiro Kawarazaki, Chun Hsiang Ko, Hiroyuki Konishi
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