Meu Japão Brasileiro

Meu Japão Brasileiro

1964 · 102 min · ★ 7.4 · Comedy

Fofuca is a farmer who faces the exploitation of an entrepreneur in a Japanese-Brazilian community. He joins the Japanese immigrants, who found a cooperative where they fight for their rights.

Directed by Glauco Mirko Laurelli · Written by Amacio Mazzaropi

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