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 |
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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
- Mitsuko Baisho - Shiho
- Bang-ho Cho - Komashitai
- Yuki Furutachi
- Shino Ikenami - Tome
- Kozo Ishii - Kumai
- Satoko Iwasaki
- Kurenai Kanda - Otsuno
- Choichiro Kawarazaki - Kunikura
- Chun Hsiung Ko - Wang (as Chun-Hsiung Ko)
- Hiroyuki Konishi - Uehara
- Mami Kumagaya - Kino
- Leonard Kuma - Shop owner
- Norihei Miki - Asanaga
- Ken Ogata - Iheiji Muraoka
- Sanshô Shinsui - Chota
- Tetta Sugimoto - Genkichi
- Minori Terada - Hisamitsu
- Taiji Tonoyama - Shimada
- Fujio Tsuneta - Nishiyama
- Kimiko Yoshimiya - Takeyo
See also
- List of submissions to the 60th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
- List of Japanese submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
References
- ↑ "Festival de Cannes: Zegen". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-07-19.
- ↑ Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
External links
- Zegen at the Internet Movie Database
- Sharp, Jasper. Zegen (film review) at midnighteye.com
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