Zegen

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Zegen

Poster for Zegen (1987)
Directed by Shohei Imamura
Written by 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
Mami Kumagaya
Leonard Kuma
Norihei Miki
Ken Ogata
Music by Shinichirô Ikebe
Cinematography Masao Tochizawa
Editing by Hajime Okayasu
Distributed by Imamura Productions, Toei Co. Ltd.

Toei Co. Ltd.
Release date(s) September 5, 1987
Running time 124 min.
Language Japanese
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Zegen (女衒 ZEGEN?) is a 1987 Japanese film by director Shohei Imamura.

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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.

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