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Campaign

Oct 6, 2007
2h 0m
★ 5.8

A cinema-verite documentary which closely follows a heated election campaign in Japan, revealing the true nature of

Overview

Can a candidate with no political experience and no charisma win an election if he is backed by the political giant Prime Minister Koizumi and his Liberal Democratic Party? This cinema-verite documentary closely follows a heated election campaign in Kawasaki, Japan, revealing the true nature of "democracy."

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Documentary

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Cast

Kazuhiko Yamauchi

Himself

Kazuhiko Yamauchi

Junichiro Koizumi

Himself

Junichiro Koizumi

Seiko Hashimoto

Self

Seiko Hashimoto

Nobuteru Ishihara

Self

Nobuteru Ishihara

Yoriko Kawaguchi

Self

Yoriko Kawaguchi

Fumio Mochida

Self

Fumio Mochida

Daishiro Yamagiwa

Self

Daishiro Yamagiwa