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.
Genre:
Documentary
Year: 1985
Country:
Japan
Release:
Language:日本語
Director:
Mitsuo Sato, Kyoichi Yamaoka
Cast:
Motoharu Jônouchi
