Yama – Attack to Attack (1985)

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.

Released Jan. 25, 1985 110 min None+

Genres: Documentary

Keywords: tmdb.labor, mdblist.one-actor, tmdb.worker, tmdb.day-labor

Country: Japan
Languages: Japanese