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Release Year1981
Runtime1h 02m
LanguageJapanese
CertificationNR
GenresDocumentary
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DirectorJun'ichirô Ôshige
WritersJun'ichirô Ôshige
TypeFeature Film
RatingNot rated yet
Cast2 credited
Also Known AsA Visit to Ogawa Productions
About A Visit to Ogawa Productions
A Visit to Ogawa Productions offers a rare insight into the social and cinematic philosophy of one of Japan's best-known documentary film collectives. As the film reveals, Ogawa Productions' in-depth portraits of Japanese society - whether of protest movements or traditional agricultural life - grew out of an unusual commitment to integrate themselves with the communities they filmed, to the extent that their film-making literally became an alternative lifestyle.
Directed by Jun'ichirô Ôshige, A Visit to Ogawa Productions leans on a strong ensemble — Nagisa Ōshima, Shinsuke Ogawa — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about documentary titles of 1981.
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