Okiku and the World (2023)
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.
Director:
Junji Sakamoto
Writer:
Junji Sakamoto
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Haru Kuroki as Okiku |
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Kanichiro as Chuji |
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Sosuke Ikematsu as |
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Claude Maki as |
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Koichi Sato as |
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Renji Ishibashi as |
| Production | Mitsuo Harada | Producer |
| Camera | Norimichi Kasamatsu | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Ryo Hayano | Editor |
| Sound | Jun'ichi Shima | Sound |
| Writing | Junji Sakamoto | Screenplay |
| Directing | Junji Sakamoto | Director |
| Sound | Genichi Tsushima | Music Producer |
| Lighting | Takashi Sugimoto | Gaffer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Midori Yamashita | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mitsuru Otsuka | Costumer |
| Visual Effects | Kentarô Nishio | Visual Effects |
| Art | Kouji Kiwanami | Decorator |
| Art | Kouji Kiwanami | Production Design |
| Sound | Goro Yasukawa | Original Music Composer |
| Production | 松田憲一良 | Line Producer |
| Production | Mitsuo Harada | Development Producer |
| Directing | Akihiro Onodera | Assistant Director |