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September 1923

September 1923

20236.52h 17m

Overview

Based on the murder of nine street peddlers in the aftermath of the Great Kanto earthquake.

Directed by Tatsuya Mori
Written by Haruhiko Arai, Junichi Inoue, Toshimichi Saeki
Produced by Kazuki Katashima, Junichi Inoue, Sanshirô Kobayashi
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Top Cast

Arata Iura

Arata Iura

Tomokazu Sawada

Rena Tanaka

Rena Tanaka

Shizuko Sawada

Eita Nagayama

Eita Nagayama

Shinsuke Numabe

Masahiro Higashide

Masahiro Higashide

Kurazo Tanaka

Komuai

Komuai

Sakie Shimamura

Kosuke Toyohara

Kosuke Toyohara

Ryuichi Tamukai

Akira Emoto

Akira Emoto

Teiji Igusa

Mai Kiryu

Mai Kiryu

Kaede Onda

Yuya Matsuura

Yuya Matsuura

Shigeji Igusa

Yuka Kouri

Yuka Kouri

Masu Igusa

Themes & Keywords

based on true storyvigilanteprejudicemassacresocial injusticexenophobiamass hysteriahistorical dramamoral dilemma1920smob justiceracial discriminationtaisho periodgreat kantō earthquakeburaku discriminationdisaster aftermathpost disasterburakumin

About September 1923

September 1923 is a history, drama film released in 2023 exploring themes of based on true story, vigilante, prejudice, massacre, social injustice, xenophobia. Directed by Tatsuya Mori, it stars Arata Iura, Rena Tanaka, Eita Nagayama. Based on the murder of nine street peddlers in the aftermath of the Great Kanto earthquake.

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