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Janbarujan:
Zenpen

1931•Drama••USA•IMDb —

Janbarujan: Zenpen takes the sprawling, emotional core of Victor Hugo's Les Misérables and transports it to the tumultuous landscape of Meiji-era Japan. It’s the first half of a grand melodrama, tracking desperate lives against a backdrop of societal upheaval and the clash of old and new worlds. It’s a bold adaptation, even if its physical form is now just a ghost.

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"The first part of a fascinating melodrama based on Victor Hugo's Les Misérables, the action of which is transferred to the era of the Meiji Revolution. The film has not survived."

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