Funeral Parade of Roses
| Funeral Parade of Roses | |
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 Japanese film poster | |
| Directed by | Toshio Matsumoto |
| Produced by |
Mitsuru Kudo Keiko Machida |
| Written by | Toshio Matsumoto |
| Starring |
Pîtâ Osamu Ogasawara Yoshio Tsuchiya Emiko Azuma |
| Music by | Joji Yuasa |
| Cinematography | Tatsuo Suzuki |
| Edited by | Toshie Iwasa |
| Distributed by | Art Theatre Guild |
Release dates |
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Running time | 105 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Funeral Parade of Roses (薔薇の葬列 Bara no Sōretsu) is a 1969 Japanese drama film directed by Toshio Matsumoto. It is a loose adaptation of Oedipus Rex set in the underground gay counterculture of 1960s Tokyo. The film was released by ATG (Art Theatre Guild) on 13 September 1969 in Japan; however, it did not receive a US release until October 29, 1970. Matsumoto's earlier film For My Crushed Right Eye contains some of the same footage and could almost be seen as a trailer for Funeral Parade of Roses, although a true trailer was also made.
An important work of the Japanese New Wave, Funeral Parade of Roses combines elements of arthouse, documentary and experimental cinema.
The film was a major influence on Stanley Kubrick's 1971 film A Clockwork Orange.[1]
Plot
The film follows the trials and tribulations of Eddie and other transvestites in Tokyo. The title is a pun, "rose"/"Bara" in Japanese is similar to the use of the word "pansy" in English slang.[2]
Cast
- Pîtâ as Eddie
- Osamu Ogasawara as Leda
- Yoshio Tsuchiya as Gonda
- Emiko Azuma as Eddie's mother
- Toyosaburo Uchiyama as Guevera
- Don Madrid as Tony
- Koichi Nakamura as Juju
- Chieko Kobayashi as Okei
- Shōtarō Akiyama as himself
- Kiyoshi Awazu as himself
Production
The film was set and shot in Tokyo.
References
- ↑ Smirke, Richard. "Film: Funeral Parade Of Roses". Metro. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
- ↑ http://robot6.comicbookresources.com/2013/12/exclusive-fantagraphics-to-publish-massive-anthology-of-gay-manga/
- Sources
- (Japanese) 薔薇の葬列 (Bara no Sōretsu) at the Japanese Movie Database
- "Eros Effect" review by Lucid Screening
- Funeral Parade of Roses at the Internet Movie Database
- Sharp, Jasper (2006-09-26). "Funeral Parade of Roses (Review)". midnighteye.com. Retrieved 2007-10-18. External link in
|publisher=(help) - Thompson, Nathaniel (2006). DVD Delirium: The International Guide to Weird and Wonderful Films on DVD; Volume 3. Godalming, England: FAB Press. pp. 250–251. ISBN 1-903254-40-X.
- "Timeline for a Timeless Story" essay by Jim O'Rourke for the Masters of Cinema