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Gaijin: Roads to Freedom (1980)

Gaijin: Roads to Freedom poster
Original title
Gaijin: Caminhos da Liberdade
Directed by
Tizuka Yamasaki
Genre
drama film
Country
Brazil
Runtime
1h 40m
Rated
16
Rating
6.2 of 10 from 8 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young Japanese woman moves to Brazil to work on a coffee plantation in the early 1900s. She faces harsh labor conditions and cultural isolation as she tries to build a new life.

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What happens

Gaijin: Roads to Freedom (Portuguese: Gaijin – Caminhos da Liberdade), also known as Gaijin, a Brazilian Odyssey, is a 1980 Brazilian drama film, the debut film of director Tizuka Yamasaki. The film is based on real events in the history of Japanese immigrants who came to Brazil in search of better opportunities. Its sequel, Gaijin 2: Love Me As I Am, was released on September 2, 2005. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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