Netherlands / Feb 01, 2023 / International Film Festival Rotterdam
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
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.
Genres
DramaComedy
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | せかいのおきく |
| Original language | 日本語 (JA) |
| Spoken languages | 日本語 |
| Production countries | Japan |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Free Stone Productions, FANTASIA, YOIHI PROJECT |
| Release date | 28 aprile 2023 |
| Production | Mitsuo Harada, 松田憲一良 |
| Writer | Junji Sakamoto |
| Editing | Ryo Hayano |
| Cinematography | Norimichi Kasamatsu |
| Assistant directors | Akihiro Onodera, Junji Sakamoto |
| Lighting | Takashi Sugimoto |
| Camera operators | Norimichi Kasamatsu |
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| Additional photography | Norimichi Kasamatsu |
| Production design | Kouji Kiwanami |
| Art direction | Kouji Kiwanami |
| Set decoration | Kouji Kiwanami |
| Visual effects | Kentarô Nishio |
| Music | Goro Yasukawa, Jun'ichi Shima, Genichi Tsushima |
| Sound | Jun'ichi Shima, Genichi Tsushima, Goro Yasukawa |
| Costume design | Midori Yamashita, Mitsuru Otsuka |
| Makeup | Midori Yamashita, Mitsuru Otsuka |
| Hairstyling | Midori Yamashita, Mitsuru Otsuka |
Release dates
Premiere
South Korea / Apr 28, 2023 / 12 / Jeonju International Film Festival
China / Jun 09, 2023 / Shanghai International Film Festival
Taiwan / Oct 10, 2023 / Kaohsiung Film Festival
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Finland / Mar 15, 2024 / K-12 / Helsinki Cine Aasia
Czechia / Feb 13, 2026 / Eiga-Sai
Theatrical release
Japan / Apr 28, 2023 / G
South Korea / Feb 21, 2024 / 12
Hong Kong / May 23, 2024 / IIA
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