1985 · 1h 50m · Documentary
Genres: Documentary
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.
Director: Kyoichi Yamaoka, Mitsuo Sato
Music by: Masami Shinoda, Wataru Okuma