71SSIFF - 22/30 September 2023
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Muri shinju: Nihon no natsu / Japanese Summer: Double Suicide

Nagisa Oshima
Japan      98 m.
Synopsis

The Japanese tradition of shinju (or the double suicide of two lovers) is taken up again by Oshima in one of his most enigmatic works. The artistic vanguards of the period join hands in a fatalistic, tragic film of refined aesthetics.

Director
Nagisa Oshima
Screenplay
Nagisa Oshima, Takeshi (Tsutomu) Tamura, Mamoru Sasaki
Production
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Masayuki Nakajima
Photography
Yasujiro Yoshioka
Edition
Keiichi Uraoka
Music
Hikaru Hayashi
Cast
Keiko Sakurai, Kei Sato, Tetsuo Ashida, Rokko (Mutsuhiro) Toura, Yoshiyuki Fukuda
Running Time
98 m.
Country
Japan
Year
1967
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