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Nishi Ginza Station (1958)

Nishi Ginza Station poster
Original title
西銀座駅前
Directed by
Shohei Imamura
Genre
drama film, comedy film
Country
Japan
Runtime
52 min
Rating
5.5 of 10 from 18 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young man tries to make a living in a busy area of Tokyo. He deals with customers and neighbors in the streets near a train station.

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What happens

Nishi Ginza Station (西銀座駅前, Nishi Ginza ekimae) is a 1958 Japanese film by director Shohei Imamura. This was Imamura's second film as director. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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