Okiku and the World

“She does not know 'sekai'”

7.8

2023

1h 30m

DramaComedy

Two rogue vagrants make their living as "manure men", turning the waste from the tenement toilets into fertiliser sold to local farmers. Enter Okiku, the only daughter of a fallen samurai, and amongst the overflowing piles of excrement, a well-nourished love story unfolds.

Key Crew

Director

Junji Sakamoto

Producers

Mitsuo Harada

Writers

Junji Sakamoto

Cinematography

Norimichi Kasamatsu

Music

Goro Yasukawa

Cast (6)

Haru Kuroki

Okiku

Kanichiro Sato

Chuji

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