Zegen

Zegen
File:Zegen 1987.jpg Poster for Zegen (1987)
Directed by	Shohei Imamura
Written by	Shohei Imamura Kota Okabe
Starring	Mitsuko Baisho
Music by	Shinichirô Ikebe
Cinematography	Masao Tochizawa
Edited by	Hajime Okayasu
Distributed by	Imamura Productions, Toei Co. Ltd. Toei Co. Ltd.
Release dates	5 September 1987 (1987-09-05)
Running time	124 minutes
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese

Zegen (Japanese: 女衒 ZEGEN) is a 1987 Japanese black comedy film by director Shohei Imamura. It was entered into the 1987 Cannes Film Festival. 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.

Plot

It is the story of Iheiji Muraoka, who built brothels for the Japanese military.

Cast

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

External links

• Zegen at IMDb
• Sharp, Jasper. Zegen (film review) at midnighteye.com