Synopsis

This is democracy, rendered in the Japanese manner. *Campaign* offers a revealing glimpse behind the scenes of Japanese electoral politics, charting the course of a man thrust from anonymity into a pivotal position on a suburban city council. The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) operatives assigned to Kazuhiko "Yama-san" Yamauchi show no concern that he possesses no political experience, lacks charisma, has no established base of support, and has scant time for preparation. What he does possess is