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Japanese Summer: Double Suicide

Japanese Summer: Double Suicide

1967 · 99 min · JA · 5.7 (25 votes)
Dir. Nagisa Ōshima · Starring Keiko Sakurai, Kei Satō, Tetsuo Ashida, Bunya Ozawa, Yoshiyuki Fukuda, Hideo Kanze · Music Hikaru Hayashi
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A sex-obsessed woman, a suicidal man she meets on the street, and a gun-crazy wannabe gangster become trapped in an underground hideaway.

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A descent into a volatile, claustrophobic nightmare, this film pulses with desperate energy and transgressive themes. It's a stark, allegorical exploration of human depravity and nihilism, wrapped in a raw 1960s Japanese New Wave aesthetic. Expect a relentless psychological unraveling.

desperatevolatileclaustrophobicnihilisticallegoricaltransgressivepropulsiveJapanese New Wavepsychological dramatransgressive cinemastark realismobsessionnihilismentrapmentviolencealienation
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