2023 | Japan | Fiction

Okiku and the World

  • Japanese - 90 mins
  • Director | Junji Sakamoto
  • Writer | Junji Sakamoto
  • Producer | Harada Mitsuo

STATUS: Released

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In the mid-19th century, Okiku, a young woman, lives in a tenement row house among ordinary people in the sprawling city of Edo – known as Tokyo today. Okiku lives with her father, Genbei, a former samurai, now reduced to a penniless ronin, whom she supports by teaching children to read and write in a temple school. Two Manure Men, Yasuke, and his newly recruited partner, Chuji, regularly visit Okiku’s tenement to collect the human manure from the outhouse the tenants share. Okiku, a young woman in her prime, seems to take a special interest in Chuji.

Drama Historical Romance Cultural
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