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Zegen ()


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A Japanese immigrant in 1901 Hong Kong wishes to become a simple shopkeeper. Fate soon intervenes, allowing him to mix adventure and fervent patriotism with greed.

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Iheiji Muraoka
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Shiho
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Wang
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Asanaga
Hiroyuki Konishi ...
Uehara
Sanshô Shinsui ...
Chota
Tetta Sugimoto ...
Genkichi
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Shimada
Leonard Kuma ...
Shop owner
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Nishiyama
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Hisamitsu
Chôichirô Kawarasaki ...
Kunikura
Mami Kumagai ...
Kino
Shino Ikenami ...
Tome
Kurenai Kanda ...
Otsuno
Yuki Kodate
Bang-ho Cho ...
Komashitai
Mitsuzô Ishii ...
Kumai
Satoru Hosokawa
Gen Kodama
Masahiro Noguchi
A. Jalak
Kimiko Yoshimiya ...
Takeyo
Yûko Oka
Yûko Sakimura
Tomoko Watanabe
Nobuko Yura
Chizuru Iwaki
Miharu Akiyama
Mio Tanaka
Saiko Terayama
Saeko Fuji
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Satoko Iwasaki

Directed by

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Shôhei Imamura

Written by

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Shôhei Imamura ... () (as Shohei Imamura)
 
Kôta Okabe ... ()

Produced by

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Atsushi Mihori ... planner
Nobuaki Murooka ... assistant producer
Yoshihiko Sugiyama ... producer
Kunio Takeshige ... producer
Gorô Takita ... planner
Jirô Ôba ... producer

Music by

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Shinichirô Ikebe

Cinematography by

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Masao Tochizawa

Editing by

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Hajime Okayasu

Editorial Department

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Toshihiko Kojima ... assistant editor
Yumiko Nakaba ... assistant editor
Kazuko Okayasu ... negative cutter

Art Direction by

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Yoshinaga Yoko'o

Set Decoration by

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Akiyoshi Kanda
Kunio Okimura
Hiroshi Takemura

Makeup Department

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Shigeko Ikawa ... makeup artist
Sumie Maruyama ... hair stylist
Takako Miyajima ... hair stylist
Kunio Yamazaki ... makeup artist

Production Management

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Hisashi Iino ... production manager
Yasushi Matsuda ... executive in charge of production
Yukiko Shii ... production supervisor
Junji Tagami ... executive in charge of production

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Takashi Miike ... assistant director
Takemitsu Satô ... first assistant director
Takashi Tsukinoki ... assistant director

Art Department

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Hisao Inagaki ... assistant art director
Noriyuki Sugimori ... modeling
Kôichi Takeuchi ... assistant art director

Sound Department

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Kenichi Benitani ... sound
Mineharu Kitamura ... sound recordist
Yoshio Kojima ... sound effects editor
Kyôji Kôno ... re-recording mixer
Tatsuo Tsukamoto ... sound recordist

Camera and Electrical Department

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Yasuo Iwaki ... gaffer
Yutaka Kanazawa ... assistant camera
Mitsuo Katô ... still photographer
Sadahiro Kimura ... lighting technician
Yûjirô Miura ... lighting technician
Tooru Morishita ... lighting technician
Masakazu Oka ... assistant camera
Ryôichi Uchida ... assistant camera

Music Department

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Hidetarô Honjô ... Japanese music

Script and Continuity Department

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Kumiko Ishiyama ... continuity

Additional Crew

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Kuniaki Fukunaga ... publicity producer
Toshiko Nakanushi ... production desk
Ryûichi Takishima ... publicity producer

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Distributors

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Special Effects

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Storyline

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Also Known As
  • 女衒 (Japan, Japanese title)
  • Pimp (Hong Kong, English title)
  • Zegen, Le Seigneur des Bordels (France)
  • Le Seigneur des Bordels (France)
  • Zegen, el señor de los burdeles (Spain)
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  • 124 min
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Trivia Official submission of Japan for the 'Best Foreign Language Film' category of the 60th Academy Awards in 1988. See more »

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