Okiku and the World
Asian Cinema
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Drama, Romance
In the mid-19th century, Okiku lives in a tenement row house in the sprawling city of Edo. There, she cares for her father, Genbei, a former samurai, whom she supports by teaching children in a temple school. Yasuke and his newly recruited partner, Chuji, regularly visit the tenement to collect the human manure from the outhouse the tenants share. Okiku takes a special interest in Chuji. But after days of rain prevent Yasuke and Chuji from making their rounds, the outhouse overflows enraging everyone in the tenement.
DIRECTED BY SAKAMOTO JUNJI
JAPAN | 2023 | JAPANESE WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES
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