Okiku and the World

Okiku and the World

She does not know 'sekai'

2023•1h 30m•7.7/10

DramaComedy

Ratings

🎬TMDb

7.7/10(16)

Two rogue vagrants make their living as "manure men", turning the waste from the tenement toilets into fertiliser sold to local farmers. Enter Okiku, the only daughter of a fallen samurai, and amongst the overflowing piles of excrement, a well-nourished love story unfolds.

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Production

Free Stone Productions, FANTASIA, YOIHI PROJECT

Language

JA

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Haru Kuroki

Haru Kuroki

Okiku

Kanichiro Sato

Kanichiro Sato

Chuji

Sosuke Ikematsu

Sosuke Ikematsu

Claude Maki

Claude Maki

Koichi Sato

Koichi Sato

Renji Ishibashi

Renji Ishibashi

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