CinemaOSMovie · 2013 · 1h 48m

The Story of a Butcher Shop

52%(2)IMDbDocumentary

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.

Directed byAya Hanabusa

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 48m
Language
JA
Released
November 29, 2013
Studios
Pole Pole Times

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"Tale of a Butcher Shop" trailer (English subtitles) JAPAN CUTS 2014

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Aya Hanabusa
Produced by
Seiichi Motohashi

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