Meu Japão Brasileiro

1964 1h 42m PT

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7.4

SOLID

★7.4TMDB · 8

Comedy

Synopsis

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Fofuca is a farmer who faces the exploitation of an entrepreneur in a Japanese-Brazilian community. He joins the Japanese immigrants, who found a cooperative where they fight for their rights.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Amacio Mazzaropi
Fofuca
Geny Prado
Magnólia
Célia Watanabe
Nissei
Rosa Miyake
Liu
Carlos Garcia
Raul
Reinaldo Martini
Seu Leão
Adriano Stuart
Roberto
Elk Alves
Mário

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Glauco Mirko Laurelli
Writers: Amacio Mazzaropi, Gentil Rodrigues
Languages: Portuguese
Countries: Brazil

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ERA

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62 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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2 / 7

CINEMA

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Part of the "Mazzaropi Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Glauco Mirko Laurelli, shot by Rudolf Icsey. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Glauco Mirko Laurelli shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Amacio Mazzaropi and Geny Prado and Célia Watanabe carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0194149 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 8 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Glauco Mirko Laurelli directs. Rudolf Icsey behind the camera. Glauco Mirko Laurelli cuts. Produced in Brazil. Dialogue in Portuguese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

162 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Part of the "Mazzaropi Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Glauco Mirko Laurelli, shot by Rudolf Icsey. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor Glauco Mirko Laurelli shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Amacio Mazzaropi and Geny Prado and Célia Watanabe carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0194149 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 8 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.