Waga michi (1974)

Original title

わが道

Directed by

Kaneto Shindō

Genre

drama film

Country

Japan

Runtime

2h 10m

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 4 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Based on a true story, a migrant worker collapses and dies on the streets of Tokyo. His body is taken without permission for medical dissection, and his family fights a legal battle for justice.

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What happens

『わが道』（わがみち）は、1974年9月7日に日本で公開された新藤兼人監督の映画。出稼ぎ者が東京で行き倒れ、身元不明人として勝手に医大の解剖実験材料にされた事件の裁判闘争記録『ある告発－出稼ぎ裁判の記録』（佐藤不器ほか、日刊東北社、1972年刊）の映画化。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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