Why You Can't Be Prime Minister
2020, Japanese. Directed by Arata Oshima.
What keeps popular policies of social welfare from the seat of power? Over nearly two decades, Arata Oshima follows a politician navigating splintered opposition parties in a landscape dominated by the right-wing.
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- 2h 1m
- Post-credits
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- Language
- Japanese
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- Released
- 13 June 2020
- Original title
- なぜ君は総理大臣になれないのか
- Country
- Japan
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Why You Can't Be Prime Minister runs 121 minutes (2h 1m).
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Who directed Why You Can't Be Prime Minister?
Why You Can't Be Prime Minister (2020) was directed by Arata Oshima.