Boy

Boy

1969 · 98 min · JA · 7.2 (63 votes)
Dir. Nagisa Ōshima · Starring Fumio Watanabe, Akiko Koyama, Tetsuo Abe, Takeshi Kinoshota, Yun Yun-Do, LoLo Cannon · Music Hikaru Hayashi
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A family of four lives off of scams in which they pretend to be injured by automobiles.

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A deeply unsettling and bleak portrayal of a family trapped in a cycle of deception and abuse. It's a raw, character-driven drama that lingers long after the credits roll, offering no easy answers.

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