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Devotion: A Film About Ogawa Productions

Devotion investigates the extremely complex and heirarchical relationships among a committed group of Japanese filmmakers who dedicated up to 30 years of their lives making films for one man-Ogawa Shinsuke. Members of Ogawa Pro filmed the student movement of the late 60's; the fight by farmers to save their land from government confiscaton for the Narita airport at Sanrizuka; and the village life of a small farming community, Magino Village, in northern Japan. These heartbreaking and sometimes funny stories have never been told on film before. Rare footage, stills, and diaries with interviews with Oshima Nagisa, Hara Kazuo and Robert Kramer make this historical inquiry visually exciting as well as valuable.

Top Cast

  • Nagisa Ōshima

    Nagisa Ōshima

    Himself

  • Sumiko Uno

    Sumiko Uno

  • Shinsuke Ogawa

    Shinsuke Ogawa

    Himself

  • Noriaki Tsuchimoto

    Noriaki Tsuchimoto

    himself

  • Kazuo Hara

    Kazuo Hara

    himself

  • Robert Kramer

    Robert Kramer

    Himself

  • Hiroo Fuseya

    Hiroo Fuseya

    Himself

  • Sumiko Haneda

    Sumiko Haneda

    Self

  • Iizuka Toshio

    Iizuka Toshio

    Self

Overview

Devotion investigates the extremely complex and heirarchical relationships among a committed group of Japanese filmmakers who dedicated up to 30 years of their lives making films for one man-Ogawa Shinsuke. Members of Ogawa Pro filmed the student movement of the late 60's; the fight by farmers to save their land from government confiscaton for the Narita airport at Sanrizuka; and the village life of a small farming community, Magino Village, in northern Japan. These heartbreaking and sometimes funny stories have never been told on film before. Rare footage, stills, and diaries with interviews with Oshima Nagisa, Hara Kazuo and Robert Kramer make this historical inquiry visually exciting as well as valuable.

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