Japan Year Zero
1968, Japanese. Directed by Toshiya Fujita & Kazuo Kawabe.
Documentary filmed by young directors in Japan that was shaken by the US-Japan security pact struggles and student disputes. An illusionary image comes back to life for the first time in 34 years. (Produced in 1968 but unreleased until 2002).
- Runtime
- 1h 14m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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- Released
- 1 January 1968
- Original title
- にっぽん零年
- Country
- Japan
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Japan Year Zero runs 74 minutes (1h 14m).
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Japan Year Zero isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 January 1968. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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Who directed Japan Year Zero?
Japan Year Zero (1968) was directed by Toshiya Fujita and Kazuo Kawabe.