The Sun's Burial
Will things change for the better?
DramaCrimeyouth gangosaka, japanpovertyprostitutionpost war japanjapanese new waveslum dwellersblood
A bleak, unflinching portrait of post-war Japanese poverty and youth desperation, where survival itself becomes a moral compromise.
In Osaka's slum, capricious folks without futures engage in pilfering, assault and robbery, prostitution, and the trading of ID cards and blood.
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