Zegen

Zegen

Poster for Zegen (1987)
Directed by Shohei Imamura
Written by Shohei Imamura
Kota Okabe
Starring Mitsuko Baisho
Music by Shinichirô Ikebe
Cinematography Masao Tochizawa
Edited by Hajime Okayasu
Distributed by

Imamura Productions, Toei Co. Ltd.

Toei Co. Ltd.
Release dates
  • 5 September 1987 (1987-09-05)
Running time
124 minutes
Country Japan
Language Japanese

Zegen (Japanese: 女衒 ZEGEN) is a 1987 Japanese black comedy film by director Shohei Imamura. It was entered into the 1987 Cannes Film Festival.[1] The film was selected as the Japanese entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 60th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.[2]

Plot

It is the story of Iheiji Muraoka, who built brothels for the Japanese military.

Cast

See also

References

  1. "Festival de Cannes: Zegen". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-07-19.
  2. Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 8/20/2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.