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This Is Japan

19631h 40mMovieDocumentaryHorror

This is the first documentary work co-directed with Komori Shiro and Takahashi Norisuke. It shows the cruel world of Japan at that time, including Japanese customs, natural phenomena, social problems, diet and life, sexual customs and so on.

DirectorsNobuo Nakagawa·Kiyoshi Komori
WritersKatsumi Ôyama·Ten Takahashi
ProducersManzo Shibata·Yasuaki Iwagaki

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Cast · Directed by Nobuo Nakagawa

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Teru Miyata
Narrator (voice)

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