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Japan Year Zero

19681h 14mMovieDocumentary

Documentary filmed by young directors in Japan that was shaken by the US-Japan security pact struggles and student disputes. An illusionary image comes back to life for the first time in 34 years. (Produced in 1968 but unreleased until 2002).

DirectorsToshiya Fujita·Kazuo Kawabe
ProducerNoboru Watanabe

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