The Cannery Boat

Kanikousen
蟹工船

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Description

Manga version of the novel Kanikousen by Kobayashi Takiji. Aboard the Japanese crab ship 'Kanikosen' equipped with a cannery facility, workers are forced to labor under pitiful conditions at minimum wages. Sick of being ruled by their harsh Superintendent, one of the workers, Shinjo, urges his peers to rise up and start a revolution on board of the Kanikosen.

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Genres
Drama Historical
Derivative Work > Based on
Based on Literature Based on a Classic
Occupations
Fisherman
Themes
Classic Literature Social Issues Poverty
Time Period > Period Piece
Late Modern & Contemporary 20th Century
Activities
Crimes Slavery
Locations
Asia Japan