

Weyes Blood presents: Funeral Parade of Roses
Drama, Experimental | 1969 | 104MIN
Director
Toshio Matsumoto
Cast
Pîtâ
Osamu Ogasawara
Yoshimi Jô
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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.
Weyes Blood introduction preceding the screening.
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