Boy

Boy

1969 · 98 min · JA · 7.2 (38 votes)
Dir. Nagisa Ōshima · Starring Fumio Watanabe, Akiko Koyama, Tetsuo Abe, Takeshi Kinoshota, Yun Yun-Do, LoLo Cannon · Music Hikaru Hayashi
CrimeDrama

A family of four lives off of scams in which they pretend to be injured by automobiles. After suffering an injury during the war, the father believes he is an invalid. He and his wife have a 10-year-old boy and another, younger boy. The adults pretend to be injured by autos in crowded traffic, blackmailing the fearful motorists with threats to call in the police.

VIBE

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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