Erosu purasu Gyakusatsu (1969)

In the 20's, the anarchist revolutionary Sakae Osugi is financially supported by his wife, journalist Itsuko Masaoka. He spends his time doing nothing but philosophizing about political ... See full summary »

Director:

Yoshishige Yoshida

Writers:

Masahiro Yamada, Yoshishige Yoshida

Stars:

Mariko Okada, Toshiyuki Hosokawa, Yûko Kusunoki

Cast

Credited cast:
Mariko Okada	...	Noe Ito
Toshiyuki Hosokawa	...	Sakae Osugi
Yûko Kusunoki	...	Itsuko Masaoka
Kazuko Ineno	...	Akiko Hiraga
Etsushi Takahashi	...	Jun Tsuji
Daijiro Harada	...	Wada
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Taeko Shinbashi	...	Chiyoko
Ejko Sokutai	...	Toshiko
Masako Yagi	...	Yasuko

Storyline

In the 20's, the anarchist revolutionary Sakae Osugi is financially supported by his wife, journalist Itsuko Masaoka. He spends his time doing nothing but philosophizing about political systems and free love and visiting with his lovers Yasuko and the earlier feminist Noe Ito. He conveniently defends three principles for a relationship between a man and a woman: they should be financially independent (despite the fact that he is not); they should live in different places; and they should be free to have intercourse with other partners. In 1969, twenty year-old student, Eiko Sokuta, has an active sexual life, having sex with different men. Her friend, Wada, is obsessed with fire and they usually play weird games using a camera while they read about Osugi and Ito.

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Plot Keywords:

sex | free love | anarchist | nudity | amakasu incident | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

14 March 1970 (Japan)

Also Known As:

Eros plus massacre

Company Credits

Production Co:

Gendai Eigasha, Bungakuza

Technical Specs

Runtime:

202 min 165 min (theatrical)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Referenced in Nihon eiga no hyaku nen (1995)

User Reviews

still fresh after 33 years

The opening sequence is framed an cut in such a modern way that you would think that you are in a movie of the present. It totally graps your attention and doesn't let go till the end.

If you have any chance to see this movie in the original 202min. cut - use it !!