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Okiku and the World

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In 19th-century Japan, young Okiku lives with her father in a tenement row house. She develops an interest in one of the men who collects the human waste from the outhouse.

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Michael Nordine Movie Brief As charming as a movie about the Edo-era manure business could possibly be. Rated: 3/4 Feb 28, 2025 Full Review Rachel Ho The Asian Cut Okiku and the World rewards you with a tender story of love and connection. Rated: 7/10 Jul 5, 2024 Full Review James Marsh South China Morning Post Sakamoto deserves real praise for his playful, yet fully immersive reconstruction of a period where social status dictated everything, and a society that fought defiantly against the truth that no matter who you are or where you are from, everyone poops. Rated: 4/5 May 21, 2024 Full Review Andrew Parker The Gate A social allegory and romance built around literal pits of human excrement, Japanese filmmaker Junji Sakamoto’s Okiku and the World isn’t for the squeamish, but it still manages to be thoughtful, resonant, and emotionally impactful. Rated: 7/10 Nov 8, 2023 Full Review Pieter-Jan Van Haecke Psychocinematography It, in fact, becomes a signifier of an unimageable thing with no boundaries that can be contrasted with other signifiers to poetically evoke a certain subjective feeling. Oct 27, 2023 Full Review Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Junji Sakamoto

Director

Haru Kuroki

Kiku Matsumura

Kanichiro

Chuji

Sôsuke Ikematsu

Yasuke

Claude Maki

Actor

Koichi Sato

Genbe Matsumura
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Movie Info

Synopsis In 19th-century Japan, young Okiku lives with her father in a tenement row house. She develops an interest in one of the men who collects the human waste from the outhouse.
Director
Junji Sakamoto
Creator
Mitsuo Harada
Producer
Sumiyo Kondo, Mitsuo Harada
Screenwriter
Junji Sakamoto
Production Co
FANTASIA Inc., YOIHI PROJECT
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Japanese
Runtime
1h 30m