Stand by · pulling the latest frames
Stand by · pulling the latest frames


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.
7.5
Score
17 votes
“She does not know 'sekai'”

Okiku and the World – trailer | IFFR 2023
Editorial context, craft details, and films that share its DNA.


Koichi Sato