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Poster for Zegen (1987)
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| Directed by | Shohei Imamura |
| Written by | Shohei Imamura Kota Okabe |
| Starring | Ken Ogata Mitsuko Baisho |
| Cinematography | Masao Tochizawa |
| Edited by | Hajime Okayasu |
| Music by | Shin’ichirō Ikebe |
| Distributed by | Imamura Productions, Toei Co. Ltd. Toei Co. Ltd. |
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Running time | 120 minutes[1] |
| 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.[2] 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.[3]
The film tells the story of Iheiji Muraoka, who built brothels for the Japanese military.
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Films directed by Shōhei Imamura
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