Sakubei and the Mining of Japan
MovieTitle | 作兵衛さんと日本を掘る |
User score | 0 |
Release date | May 25, 2019 |
Genre | Documentary |
Director | Hiroko Kumagai |
Production country | Japan |
Run time | 111 min. |
Sakubei Yamamoto (1892–1984) was a lifelong miner in the Chikuho coalfield in southern Japan. In his mid-60s, he began to paint a documentary record of work and daily life in and around the coal mines.