Underplayed Gems

Ushiku (2021)

Ushiku poster
Original title
牛久
Directed by
Ian Thomas Ash
Genre
documentary film
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 27m
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A documentary secretly filmed in the visitation room of an immigration detention center in Japan. It captures the testimonies of detainees to reveal the country's immigration practices and human rights issues.

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What happens

『牛久』(うしく)は、2021年の日本のドキュメンタリー映画。監督はトーマス・アッシュ。録音・録画が禁止されている茨城県牛久市の東日本入国管理センター(通称「牛久入管」)の面会室で、被収容者の証言を隠し撮りし、日本の入管行政の現状と人権問題を描いた作品。2021年に山形国際ドキュメンタリー映画祭などで上映された後、2022年2月26日より全国で劇場公開された。 2020年ドイツ・ニッポン・コネクション映画祭ニッポン・ドックス賞(観客賞)、2021年韓国DMZ国際ドキュメンタリー映画祭アジア部門最優秀賞、2021年オランダ・カメラジャパン映画祭観客賞、2022年日本外国特派員協会「報道の自由」賞を受賞した。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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