Zegen Explained

Zegen
Distributor:	Imamura Productions, Toei Co. Ltd.Toei Co. Ltd.
Runtime:	120 minutes^[1]
Country:	Japan
Language:	Japanese

is a 1987 Japanese black comedy film by director Shohei Imamura. It was entered into the 1987 Cannes Film Festival.^[2] 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.^[3]

Plot

The film tells the story of Iheiji Muraoka, who built brothels for the Japanese military.

Cast

• Ken Ogata as Iheiji Muraoka
• Mitsuko Baisho as Shiho
• Bang-ho Cho as Komashitai
• Yuki Furutachi
• Shino Ikenami as Tome
• Kozo Ishii as Kumai
• Satoko Iwasaki
• Kurenai Kanda as Otsuno
• Choichiro Kawarazaki as Kunikura
• Chun Hsiung Ko as Wang (as Chun-Hsiung Ko)
• Hiroyuki Konishi as Uehara
• Mami Kumagaya as Kino
• Leonard Kuma as Shop owner
• Norihei Miki as Tomonaga
• Sanshō Shinsui as Chota
• Tetta Sugimoto as Genkichi
• Minori Terada as Hisamitsu
• Taiji Tonoyama as Shimada
• Fujio Tsuneta as Nishiyama
• Kimiko Yoshimiya as Takeyo

See also

• List of submissions to the 60th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
• List of Japanese submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

Notes and References

1. Web site: Midnight Eye review: Zegen (Zegen, 1987, Shohei IMAMURA). Sharp. Jasper. 17 July 2001. Midnight Eye. 24 July 2019.
2. Web site: Festival de Cannes: Zegen . 19 July 2009. festival-cannes.com.
3. Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences