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Heroic Purgatory Podcast Covers Japan Society’s Cinema as Struggle: The Films of Kazuo Hara and Sachiko Kobayashi (June 04 – July 02)
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Special - Cinema as Struggle: A Retrospective on the Films of Kazuo Hara and Sachiko Kobayashi
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A Dedicated Life 全身小説家 (1994) Director: Kazuo Hara, Producer: Sachiko Kobayashi
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Goodbye CP さようならCP Director: Kazuo Hara, Producer: Sachiko Kobayashi (1972)
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The Many Faces of Chika またの日の知華 (2005) Dir: Kazuo Hara, Producer/Writer: Sachiko Kobayashi
The Many Faces of Chika またの日の知華 (2005) Dir: Kazuo Hara, Producer/Writer: Sachiko Kobayashi
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Sennan Asbestos Disaster ニッポン国VS泉南石綿村 (2018) Director: Kazuo Hara Producer: Sachiko Kobayashi
The Emperor’s Naked Army Marches On ゆきゆきて、神軍 Dir: Kazuo Hara, Producer: Sachiko Kobayashi (1987)
The Emperor’s Naked Army Marches On ゆきゆきて、神軍 Dir: Kazuo Hara (1987)
Extreme Private Eros: Love Song 1974 極私的エロス 恋歌１９７４ Director: Kazuo Hara Producer: Sachiko Kobayashi (1974)
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Reiwa Uprising れいわ一揆 (2019) Dir: Kazuo Hara
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