Okiku and the World
Nominees and Awards
- ★ 2023 International Film Festival Rotterdam
- ★ 2023 Jeonju International Film Festival
- ★ 2023 Shanghai International Film Festival
Synopsis
In the mid-19th century, Okiku, a young woman, lives with her father, Genbei, a former samurai, in a tenement row house in the sprawling city of Edo — known today as Tokyo. Two manure men, Yasuke and Chuji, regularly visit Okiku’s tenement to collect the human manure from the outhouse the tenants share. After days of rain, the tenement outhouse overflows, and the tenants complain to the landlord. As their protests grow hostile, Yasuke and Chuji arrive, and everyone begs them to “take all this shit away.”
Team
Director
SAKAMOTO Junji
SAKAMOTO Junji was born in Osaka in 1958. He made his directorial debut in 1989 with Knockout. In 2000, his film Face won numerous awards, including Best Director of the Japanese Academy Film Prize. His other notable works include Children of the Dark (2008), Zatoichi: The Last (2010), and Another World (2019).
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