Kanikôsen
蟹工船
Synopsis
On board at the boat Kanikosen, where fish and crabs preserves, forced workers to work under miserable conditions, with minimum wages. Some can not cope with conditions and even death from malnutrition, and is also the supervisor of the more vicious variety. Shinjo, one of the employees, trying to convince the others that they will get good luck and fortune in his next life, and persuades them because they commit suicide to get there faster. It ends, however, in a single major failure. Rather than flee Shinjo being picked up by a Russian ship. Once there, he is overwhelmed by the social conditions that are completely different from those he has just left and decided therefore to return to Kanikosen to save their employees.
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Kanikosen
Type: Trailer • Published 2010-02-23
Top Cast
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Ryuhei Matsuda
Shinjo
Hidetoshi Nishijima
Asakawa
Kengo Kora
Nemoto
Hirofumi Arai
Shioda
Tokio Emoto
Shimizu
Takayuki Kinoshita
Kume
Takehiro Kimoto
Yagi
Masaki Miura
Kobori
Terunosuke Takezai
Hatanaka
Go Riju
Ishiba
Yutaka Shimizu
Kida
Hiroshi Yamamoto
Yamaji
Motofumi Takaya
Miyaguchi
Toru Tezuka
Chinaman
Sarutoki Minagawa
Kenichi Yajima
Taisei Miyamoto
Yasuhi Nakamura
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- SABU
- Screenplay & Story
- SABU
- Original Score
- Takashi Mori
- Original Title
- 蟹工船
- Country of Origin
- Japan
- Spoken Languages
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 1h 49m
- Production Studios
- Smoke, DUB
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
SABU
SABU, Takiji Kobayashi
Takashi Mori
Takashi Komatsu
Naoya Bando
Yasushi Utagawa
Department Leadership Roster
SABU
Director
SABU
Screenplay
Yasushi Utagawa
Producer
Naoya Bando
Editor
Takashi Mori
Original Music Composer
Takashi Komatsu
Director of Photography
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Frequently Asked Questions About Kanikôsen
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What is Kanikôsen about?
On board at the boat Kanikosen, where fish and crabs preserves, forced workers to work under miserable conditions, with minimum wages. Some can not cope with conditions and even death from malnutrition, and is also the supervisor of the more vicious variety. Shinjo, one of the employees, trying to convince the others that they will get good luck and fortune in his next life, and persuades them because they commit suicide to get there faster. It ends, however, in a single major failure. Rather than flee Shinjo being picked up by a Russian ship. Once there, he is overwhelmed by the social conditions that are completely different from those he has just left and decided therefore to return to Kanikosen to save their employees.
Who directed Kanikôsen?
Kanikôsen was directed by SABU.
Who stars in Kanikôsen?
The principal cast of Kanikôsen includes Ryuhei Matsuda, Hidetoshi Nishijima, Kengo Kora, Hirofumi Arai, Tokio Emoto.
When was Kanikôsen released and how long is it?
Kanikôsen was released in 2009 with a total runtime of 1h 49m.
Who composed the musical score for Kanikôsen?
The original motion picture soundtrack for Kanikôsen was composed by Takashi Mori.