Slum 1961
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Originally commissioned to record urban redevelopment in Osaka’s Kamagasaki district, Hideo Arai transcends reportage to capture a haunting portrait of displacement during Japan’s economic miracle. With a dissonant score by experimental composers Toshi Ichiyanagi and Yuji Takahashi, the film juxtaposes the brutal reality of shantytown "barracks" against the state's modernization projects. Slum remains a visceral critique of social erasure and a vital, observational work of Japanese documentary film.
- Released: 1961-01-01
- Runtime: 23 minutes
- Genre: Documentary
- Stars: Rokkō Toura
- Director: Hideo Arai, Toshi Ichiyanagi, Yuji Takahashi, Hideo Arai, 江馬民雄
