Dokkoi! Songs from the Bottom
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After the waning of the protests in Sanrizuka, Ogawa Pro started questioning the future of the collective and looking for other subjects to film. Following the method developed in the previous films, the filmmakers moved to the slum of Kotobuchi in the port city of Yokohama, where more than 6000 people were struggling to get by without any means of survival, exposed to industrial accidents and diseases. The result is one of the most moving films produced by the collective, a series of beautifully filmed portraits, voicing the silenced stories and songs of a group of people living in this community. Credit: ICA London
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Shinsuke Ogawa Director · Yûji Okumura Cinematographer 田處苗樹 Editor
First release May 24, 1975 · Produced in Japan · Original title どっこい！人間節 寿・自由労働者の街
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Ogawa Productions
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Japan
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Original title
どっこい！人間節 寿・自由労働者の街
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · May 24, 1975
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Canada
August 28, 1977 · World Film Festival, Montreal
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