Okiku and the World
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1hr
30mins
Directed by
Junji Sakamoto,
Starring
Haru Kuroki,
Kanichiro Sato,
Sosuke Ikematsu,
Claude Maki
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Two rogue vagrants make their living as “manure men”, turning the waste from the tenement toilets into fertiliser sold to local farmers. Enter Okiku, the only daughter of a fallen samurai, and amongst the overflowing piles of excrement, a well-nourished love story unfolds.