Meu Japão Brasileiro

Apr 3, 1964

1h 42m

★ 7.4

Overview

Fofuca is a farmer who faces the exploitation of an entrepreneur in a Japanese-Brazilian community. He joins the Japanese immigrants, who found a cooperative where they fight for their rights.

Genres

Comedy

Production Companies

Produções Amacio Mazzaropi (PAM Filmes)

Meu Japão Brasileiro Trailers

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Cast

Fofuca

Amacio Mazzaropi

Magnólia

Geny Prado

Nissei

Célia Watanabe

Liu

Rosa Miyake

Raul

Carlos Garcia

Seu Leão

Reinaldo Martini

Roberto

Adriano Stuart

Mário

Elk Alves

Professora

Zilda Cardoso

Vigário

Francisco Gomes

Dona Inácia

Judith Barbosa

Prefeito

Bob Junior

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