An experimental, psychedelic odyssey through Japanese subculture experienced via the eyes of a disillusioned young man, who must contend with intense familial dysfunction, psychosexual alienation, and existentialist malaise.
Direction
Terayama's theater background explodes into cinematic anarchy.
Cinematography
Grainy 16mm that looks like it was developed in sweat and amphetamines.
Production
Sets that reject realism entirely — pure psychological architecture.
Director
Shūji Terayama
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
JP
