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1969,
105 min, colour, 35mm, Japanese with English subtitles, Scope, PG Directed by OSHIMA Nagisa / 大島 渚 Cast: WATANABE Fumio, KOYAMA Akiko Print Source – JAPAN FOUNDATION | SCREENING | ||||
19
Aug Thu - 7.15pm | |||||
Based
on a shocking true story, a family make their living by travelling across Japan,
throwing their ten-year old son into traffic and faking bruises in order to extort
money from unwitting drivers. Amid the intense and desperate struggle for survival
and dignity, Boy shows the mixture of love and guilt found in a family as an exploitative
trap, and criticises modern Japanese society. As the bruises become real and the
prospect of death become too terrifying and sad, the boy questions his "crime".
Shot in scope from Kyushu to Hokkaido, this is one of Oshima's most beautiful,
restrained and accessible films. | |||||
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