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Throw Away Your Books, Rally in the Streets

Apr 24, 1971 · 2h 17m
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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.

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CAST

Hideaki Sasaki
Me
Masahiro Saito
Father
Yukiko Kobayashi
Sister
Fudeko Tanaka
Grandmother
Sei Hiraizumi
Mr. Omi
Keiko Niitaka
Midori
Akihiro Miwa
Maya at the Hell
J.A. Seazer
Longhaired Poet
Directed by Shūji Terayama

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Status
Released
Original language
JA
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Production
Jinriki Hikoki Sha, Art Theatre Guild
Country
JP

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