71SSIFF - 22/30 September 2023
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Amakusa Shiro Tokisada / Shiro Amakusa, the Christian Rebel

Nagisa Oshima
Japan      101 m.
Synopsis

Inroads by Oshima to historic films through the tale of Christian rebel Shiro Amakusa, who led the peasants´ campaign against the Shogunate in the 17th century. The director draws on the past to construct a metaphor on the present and the political repressions of the 60s.

Director
Nagisa Oshima
Screenplay
Nagisa Oshima, Toshiro Ishido
Production
Toei Company
Hiroshi Okawa
Photography
Shintaro Kawasaki
Edition
Shintaro Miyamoto
Music
Riichiro Manabe
Cast
Hashizo Okawa, Takamaru Sasaki, Kikuo Mori, Ryutaro Otumo, Satomi Oka
Running Time
101 m.
Country
Japan
Year
1962
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