Zegen (1987)

Original title

女衒

Directed by

Shohei Imamura

Genre

drama film

Country

Japan

Runtime

2h 04m

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 15 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A man in early 1900s Japan travels abroad to set up brothels. He encounters various hardships and moral compromises in his business.

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What happens

Zegen (Japanese: 女衒 ZEGEN) is a 1987 Japanese black comedy film by director Shohei Imamura. It was entered into the 1987 Cannes Film Festival. The film was selected as the Japanese entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 60th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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