Slum (1961)
Originally commissioned to record urban redevelopment in Osaka’s Kamagasaki district, Hideo Arai transcends reportage to capture a haunting portrait of displacement during Japan’s economic miracle. With a dissonant score by experimental composers Toshi Ichiyanagi and Yuji Takahashi, the film juxtaposes the brutal reality of shantytown "barracks" against the state's modernization projects. Slum remains a visceral critique of social erasure and a vital, observational work of Japanese documentary film.
Director: Hideo Arai
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Rokkō Toura as Narrator |
| Directing | Hideo Arai | Director |
| Sound | Toshi Ichiyanagi | Music |
| Sound | Yuji Takahashi | Music |
| Crew | Hideo Arai | Script |
| Crew | 江馬民雄 | Cinematography |
| Sound | Rokkō Toura | Vocals |