Zegen

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{{Infobox film

| name = Zegen

| image = Zegen_1987.jpg

| caption = Poster for Zegen (1987)

| director = Shohei Imamura

| producer =

| writer = Shohei Imamura
Kota Okabe

| starring = Ken Ogata
Mitsuko Baisho

| music = Shin’ichirō Ikebe

| cinematography = Masao Tochizawa

| editing = Hajime Okayasu

| distributor = Imamura Productions, Toei Co. Ltd.

Toei Co. Ltd.

| released = {{film date|1987|9|5|df=yes}}

| runtime = 120 minutes{{cite web|url=http://www.midnighteye.com/reviews/zegen/|title=Midnight Eye review: Zegen (Zegen, 1987, Shohei IMAMURA)|last=Sharp|first=Jasper|date=17 July 2001|website=Midnight Eye|access-date=24 July 2019}}

| country = Japan

| language = Japanese

| budget =

}}

{{nihongo|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.{{cite web |url=http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/429/year/1987.html |title=Festival de Cannes: Zegen |access-date=19 July 2009|work=festival-cannes.com}} 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.Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

Plot

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

Cast

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See also

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