---
title: 'Zegen (1987)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Shohei Imamura'
released: '1987-09-05'
runtime_minutes: 124
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Japan'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/zegen-1987'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094370/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Zegen (1987)

1987 · 124 min · Drama · Japan

Original title: 女衒 ZEGEN

## Synopsis

Zegen  is a 1987 Japanese black comedy film by director Shohei Imamura. It was entered into the 1987 Cannes Film Festival. The film was selected as the Japanese entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 60th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Shohei Imamura](https://cinepixo.com/people/shohei-imamura)
- **Screenplay:** [Shohei Imamura](https://cinepixo.com/people/shohei-imamura)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Shinichiro Ikebe](https://cinepixo.com/people/shinichiro-ikebe)
- **Director of Photography:** [Masao Tochizawa](https://cinepixo.com/people/masao-tochizawa)
- **Editor:** [Hajime Okayasu](https://cinepixo.com/people/hajime-okayasu)

## Cast

- [Tetta Sugimoto](https://cinepixo.com/people/tetta-sugimoto)
- [Ko Chun-hsiung](https://cinepixo.com/people/ko-chun-hsiung)
- [Minori Terada](https://cinepixo.com/people/minori-terada)
- [Ken Ogata](https://cinepixo.com/people/ken-ogata)
- [Taiji Tonoyama](https://cinepixo.com/people/taiji-tonoyama)
- [Mitsuko Baishō](https://cinepixo.com/people/mitsuko-baisho)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/zegen-1987
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