02 Nov 1995
Short Working Day
A dramatisation of the workers' protests in June 1976 in Radom, seen from the perspective of the local Secretary of the Polish United Workers' Party. [Produced in 1981, but not commercially released until 1996.]
Oiesan
Traces the rise of the company Suzuki Shoten from the 1880's to 1919. After the death of her husband, Yoni Suzuki and her general manager built the company from a small sugar importer into Japan's largest trading and manufacturing company.
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天海祐希 Yone Suzuki, 'Oiesan'
小栗旬 Naokichi Kaneko
生瀬勝久 Iwajiro Suzuki
相武紗季 Sen
黒川智花 Tamaki
泉ピン子 Ishi
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