Shinsuke OGAWA
The Oppressed Students
圧殺の森-高崎経済大学闘争の記録
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THE OPPRESSED STUDENTS is a rare documentary which shows the beginning of the student protests in the late 1960s. Students of the Takasaki University barricade themselves in the school hall as a result of intimidations and violence by the school administration.
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The Oppressed Students (NC 2012)
圧殺の森-高崎経済大学闘争の記録
Assatsu no mori: Takasaki keizai daigaku toso no kiroku
Japan 1967
105 minutes
Director
Shinsuke OGAWA
Cinematography
Koshiro OTSU
World sales
Athenée Français Cultural Center
About Shinsuke OGAWA
Shinsuke OGAWA (1935-1992) dedicated his life to independent documentary film. With his production company Ogawa Productions, he made seven films starting in 1968 about the resistance of Sanrizuka farmers against airport construction. In 1974 he retreated with his film collective to Kaminoyama, Yamagata, to portray rural life.