Throw Away Your Books, Rally in the Streets

1971 2h 17m JA

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7.4

SOLID

★7.4TMDB · 68

Drama

Synopsis

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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.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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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

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Shūji Terayama
Writers: Shūji Terayama
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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55 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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ERA

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Directed by Shūji Terayama, shot by Masayoshi Sukita. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by J.A. Seazer. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Keiichi Uraoka shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Hideaki Sasaki and Masahiro Saito and Yukiko Kobayashi carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0228853 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 68 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Shūji Terayama directs. Masayoshi Sukita behind the camera. J.A. Seazer scores. Keiichi Uraoka cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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Things worth knowing

155 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Directed by Shūji Terayama, shot by Masayoshi Sukita. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by J.A. Seazer. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Keiichi Uraoka shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Hideaki Sasaki and Masahiro Saito and Yukiko Kobayashi carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0228853 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 68 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.