Sanrizuka: Peasants of the Second Fortress

Sanrizuka: Peasants of the Second Fortress

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Status

Released

Release Date

May 23, 1971

Runtime

2h 23m

Genres

Documentary

User Score

57%

Original Title

三里塚 第二砦の人々

Production Companies

Ogawa Productions

Director

Shinsuke Ogawa

Description

It's the mid 60s. Tokyo needs a new airport. There isn't anywhere in Tokyo to put it, so the government decides on displacing some adjacent villages. The peasants of these villages are not having it. What results is a remarkable act of protest and civil disobedience.