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Funeral Parade of Roses

Original title: Bara no sôretsu
  • 1969
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 45m
IMDb RATING
7.8/10
6.7K
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Funeral Parade of Roses (1969)
Drama

The trials and tribulations of Eddie and other transvestites in Japan.The trials and tribulations of Eddie and other transvestites in Japan.The trials and tribulations of Eddie and other transvestites in Japan.

  • Director
    • Toshio Matsumoto
  • Writer
    • Toshio Matsumoto
  • Stars
    • Pîtâ
    • Osamu Ogasawara
    • Yoshimi Jô
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    7.8/10
    6.7K
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    • Director
      • Toshio Matsumoto
    • Writer
      • Toshio Matsumoto
    • Stars
      • Pîtâ
      • Osamu Ogasawara
      • Yoshimi Jô
    • 23User reviews
    • 71Critic reviews
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    Pîtâ
    Pîtâ
    • Eddie
    Osamu Ogasawara
    • Leda
    Yoshimi Jô
    • Jimi
    Koichi Nakamura
    • Juju
    Flamenco Umeji
    • Greco
    Saako Oota
    • Mari
    Tarô Manji
    • Nora
    Toyosaburo Uchiyama
    • Guevara
    Mikio Shibayama
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    Wataru Hikonagi
    • Sabu
    Fuchisumi Gomi
    • Piro
    Chieko Kobayashi
    • Okei
    Yô Satô
    • Radon
    Keiichi Takenaga
    • Humpback
    Mamoru Hirata
    Nagatoshi Sakamoto
    Kazuhiko Kura
    Akira Hanaue
    • Director
      • Toshio Matsumoto
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      • Toshio Matsumoto
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    • Trivia
      Funeral Parade of Roses (1969) gave Stanley Kubrick several visual and aural inspirations for his adaptation of A Clockwork Orange (1971).
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    • Quotes

      Eddie: This is my first movie and I'm interested. My circumstances are like his. That's one reason. And the gay life is portrayed beautifully.

    • Connections
      Edited from Ecstasis (1969)
    • Soundtracks
      O du lieber Augustin

    User reviews23

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    A must see movie
    This is a movie that was made in the late '60s, early '70s period of Japan when Japan influenced by the Hippie culture was experimenting with their own brand of Avant Garde culture that was sometimes called "Angura". This is shortened Japanese pronunciation for "Underground". As the word suggests, these were experimental non-mainstream production that explored much about free sex, and anti establishment view of the world.

    Gay culture was almost never picked up in Japanese movie up to this point, and it was first public exposure to the literally underground culture of the society at that time. This movie was also the debut for Pita or Shinnosuke Ikehata as Eddie. He has become somewhat of an icon for gay culture in Japan, but this movie was actually the first time he appeared as gay in public, and prior to that, he was only known as a beautiful boy dancer. His father was a natori of Japanese dance school, and he is a trained dancer himself.

    Producers of this movie auditioned over 100 candidates, but couldn't find the right talent. Novel writer Tsutomu Minakami told the producers about "this boy" who was a go go dancer at a club in Roppongi. When the producers went to the club, and met the then 16 year old Ikehata, they knew they had the right person. Ikehata had a nick name Pita from Peter Pan, as he was so beautiful, and it was difficult to tell if he was a boy or a girl.

    Story is bit convoluted, Eddie, who is the top host at the club Junne has intimate relation with the club's owner Gonda (Yoshio Tsuchiya). When the madam of the club Leda discovers this, he goes into a jealous frenzy, and tries to hurt Eddie. Eddie gets an idea to kill Leda, but that also brought back his suppressed memory of killing his own mother. Leda makes an attempt on Eddie's beauty by trying to cut his face, but fails. Gonda dumps Leda, and Leda commits suicide. But Gonda finds out the real truth about the relation between himself and Eddie.

    The production of this movie is above average for avant garde movies made during this period. There's humor, talent, interesting point of view, and a real story. This is one of must see movies to come out of Japan.
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    • Release date
      • October 29, 1970 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Languages
      • Japanese
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Funeral Procession of Roses
    • Filming locations
      • Tokyo, Japan
    • Production companies
      • Art Theatre Guild (ATG)
      • Matsumoto Production Company
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $1,114
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 45 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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