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The Pirates of Buban (1972)
Directed by Shōhei Imamura
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By going to the Philippines, Imamura comes to meet people living in an extreme poverty. He discovers very quickly that some communities are under the control of cruel & armed pirates. Imamura will come to meet those men in order to understand their position.
Length 46 minutes
Actors
Shōhei Imamura | Kô Nishimura | Shoichi Ozawa | Shigeru Tsuyuguchi | Kazuo Kitamura | Toru Emori | Masaomi Kondo | Takeshi Katô | Torahiko Hamada | Akiji Kobayashi | Ikuyo Morita
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/10/2013 | Movie Screen | Digital | Theater | 7 stars |
| (Average) 7 stars |
Viewing Notes
Third and final doc in my Imamura triple feature at Film Center today. Plays out more like a National Geographic special as Imamura visits two factions of sea island dwellers in the Philippines that don’t like each while being threatened by nearby island pirates. Very fascinating to see how these people on the water and survive this way under a shadow of fear. Another good investigative doc by Imamura and a nice cap to the three films of his viewed today.
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