Funeral Parade of Roses
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| Directed by | Toshio Matsumoto |
| Produced by | Mitsuru Kudo Keiko Machida |
| Written by | Toshio Matsumoto |
| Starring | Peter Osamu Ogasawara Yoshio Tsuchiya Emiko Azuma |
| Music by | Joji Yuasa |
| Cinematography | Tatsuo Suzuki |
| Editing by | Toshie Iwasa |
| Distributed by | Art Theatre Guild |
| Release date(s) |  September 13, 1969 |
| Running time | 105 min |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
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Funeral Parade of Roses (薔薇の葬列 Bara no Sōretsu?) is a 1969 Japanese film directed by Toshio Matsumoto. It is a loose adaptation of the Oedipus Rex story set in the underground gay counterculture of 60s Tokyo. The film was released by ATG (a.k.a. Art Theatre Guild) on September 13, 1969 in Japan, however it didn't receive a US release until October 29 of 1970. For My Damaged Right Eye contains some of the same footage and could almost be seen as a trailer, though a true trailer did exist.
[edit] Sources
- (Japanese) 薔薇の葬列 (Bara no Sōretsu) at the Japanese Movie Database
- "Eros Effect" review by Lucid Screening
- Funeral Parade of Roses at the Internet Movie Database
- Sharp, Jasper (2006-09-26). Funeral Parade of Roses (Review) (English). Retrieved on 2007-10-18.
- Thompson, Nathaniel (2006). DVD Delirium: The International Guide to Weird and Wonderful Films on DVD; Volume 3. Godalming, England: FAB Press, 250-251. ISBN 1-903254-40-X.
- "Timeline for a Timeless Story" essay by Jim O'Rourke for the Masters of Cinema
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