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Japan: The Missing Million

Japan: The Missing Million

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Japan: The Missing Million

2002

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In Japan, a million young men have shut the door on real life. Almost one man in ten in his late teens and early twenties is refusing to leave his home – many do not leave their bedrooms for years on end.

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Directed by: Darren Conway
Produced by: Darren Conway

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