The Story of a Butcher Shop (2013)
1h 48m
Running Time
November 29, 2013Release Date
The Story of a Butcher Shop (2013)
1h 48m
Running Time
November 29, 2013Release Date

Plot.
The Kitades run a butcher shop in Kaizuka City outside Osaka, raising and slaughtering cattle to sell the meat in their store. The seventh generation of their family's business, they are descendants of the buraku people, a social minority held over from the caste system abolished in the 19th century that is still subject to discrimination. As the Kitades are forced to make the difficult decision to shut down their slaughterhouse, the question posed by the film is whether doing this will also result in the deconstruction of the prejudices imposed on them. Though primarily documenting the process of their work with meticulous detail, Aya Hanabusa also touches on the Kitades' participation in the buraku liberation movement. Hanabusa's heartfelt portrait expands from the story of an old-fashioned family business competing with corporate supermarkets, toward a subtle and sophisticated critique of social exclusion and the persistence of ancient prejudices.
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Cast & Crew.

Junpei Sakuma
Music

Chizuna Okubo
Director of Photography

Seiichi Motohashi
Producer

Kunihiko Ukai
Editor

Aya Hanabusa
Director
Details.
Release DateNovember 29, 2013
Original Nameある精肉店のはなし
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 48m
Genres
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woman director
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