Mao Tse-Tung and the Cultural Revolution

1969 0h 49m JA

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★8.0TMDB · 1

Documentary

Synopsis

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Nagisa Oshima's documentary details the rise of Chairman Mao during the revolution and shows the Communist Party's struggle and cultural upheaval. Made in 1969 for NTV station, this TV documentary also questions Mao's dictator tendency during the cultural revolution.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Mao Zedong
Self (archive footage)
Hideo Kanze
Narrator (voice)
Rokkō Toura
Narrator (voice)
Lin Biao
Self (archive footage)
Adolf Hitler
Self (archive footage)
Joseph Stalin
Self (archive footage)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Nagisa Ōshima
Writers: Nagisa Ōshima
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 49-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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57 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 7

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Yusuke Miyamoto 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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Mao Zedong and Hideo Kanze and Rokkō Toura carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0064678 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Nagisa Ōshima directs. Yusuke Miyamoto cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 49-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
257 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Editor Yusuke Miyamoto shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Mao Zedong and Hideo Kanze and Rokkō Toura carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0064678 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.