Yama – Attack to Attack

This extraordinary documentary is an unflinching record of the workers’ struggle during Japan’s economic rebirth in the 1980s, centered on Tokyo’s Sanya “yoseba”—a slum community dating from the 19th century where day laborers lived in terrible conditions while they sought work.

Country:

Japan

Genre:

Documentary

Duration:

110 minutes

Year:

1985

Director:

Mitsuo Sato

Cast:

Narrator (voice)

Crew:

Director

Director

Music

Music