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Kagero-za (1981)

Director: Seijun Suzuki

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From Time Out Film Guide

The title translates literally as 'Heat-haze Theatre', which is a fair enough description of these two hours of hallucinatory goings-on, in which four increasingly abstracted men and women wander through a series of riddles about their identities, marital status, motives, and indeed their very existence. Veteran director Suzuki was idolised by Japanese students for his outré gangster movies during the '60s.

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Cast & crew

Director: Seijun Suzuki

Producer: Genjiro Arata

Cast: Yusaku Matsuda, Michiyo Ogusu, Katsuo Nakamura, Eriko Kusuda, Mariko Kaga full cast

Duration: 139 mins


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