
Funeral Parade of Roses
A feverish collision of avant-garde aesthetics and grind-house shocks, Funeral Parade of Roses takes us on an electrifying journey into the nether-regions of the late-’60s Tokyo underworld. In Toshio Matsumoto’s controversial debut feature, seemingly nothing is taboo: neither the incorporation of visual flourishes straight from the worlds of contemporary graphic-design, painting, comic-books, and animation; nor the unflinching depiction of nudity, sex, drug-use, and public-toilets. But of all the “transgressions” here on display, perhaps one in particular stands out the most: the film’s groundbreaking and unapologetic portrayal of Japanese gay subculture.
Released:
1969-01-01
Genre:
Drama
Casts:
Yoshio Tsuchiya , Pîtâ , Osamu Ogasawara , Emiko Azuma , Yoshihiro Katô
Duration:
104
min
Country:
Japan
Production:
Art Theatre Guild