Okiku and the World

Okiku and the World (2023)

April 28th, 20231h 30min

Drama, Comedy
75%

Overview

Two rogue vagrants make their living as "manure men", turning the waste from the tenement toilets into fertiliser sold to local farmers. Enter Okiku, the only daughter of a fallen samurai, and amongst the overflowing piles of excrement, a well-nourished love story unfolds.


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