Heroic Purgatory Podcast Coverage of Cinema as Struggle: The Films of Kazuo Hara & Sachiko Kobayashi (June 04 – July 02) – View Ground-Breaking Documentaries via Japan Society
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Cinema as Struggle: The Films of Kazuo Hara and Sachiko Kobayashi (June 04 – July 02) – View Ground-breaking Documentaries via Japan Society
Cinema as Struggle: The Films of Kazuo Hara & Sachiko Kobayashi (June 04 – July 02) – View Ground-Breaking Documentaries via Japan Society
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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
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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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