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Cruel Famine Continent (1973)

Genre : Documentary

Runtime : 1H 30M

Director : Yoshimitsu Banno, Akira Ide

Synopsis

Cruel Famine Continent documents the Great Sahelian drought in West Africa and its effect on the people. The production was an attempt to pivot Toei's output from yakuza films and Toei Porn towards "global issues" and "whatever makes money", as stated by then-Toei president Shigeru Okada. Theatrical proceeds were to be shared as relief funds through the Japanese Red Cross, though the box office returns are unknown. Footage shot for the documentary by Yoshimitsu Banno would later be reused in the 1974 Toho production Prophecies of Nostradamus.

Actors

Crews

Yoshimitsu Banno
Yoshimitsu Banno
Director
Akira Ide
Akira Ide
Director
Masaharu Ito
Masaharu Ito
Camera Operator
Atsuya Shioda
Atsuya Shioda
Camera Operator

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