Cotton Town, Please Respond

May 2, 2025

1h 39m

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Overview

A latest documentary by Gen Iwama (“The Past is Always New, and the Futureis Always Nostalgic: Photographer Daido Moriyama"), shot in Gamagori, the town of Cotton. The camera follows the declining 'textile industry' in Japan and people who try to find a way to revive the industry there.

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Documentary

Production Companies

Free Stone Productions

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