Ushiku

Ushiku

The Ushiku immigration center near Tokyo mainly holds people seeking refuge in Japan. Using a hidden camera, award-winning filmmaker Thomas Ash interviewed inmates there from late 2019. His film publicly accuses Japan’s uncompromising refugee policy through one of the country's biggest human rights scandals. Ushiku has been making international headlines for years.

Release Date

June 1, 2021

Status

Released

Original Title

牛久

Runtime

1h 24min

Budget

Revenue

Language

English, Japanese

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