is a 1971 Japanese feature-length

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directed by

Shūji Terayama was a Japanese avant-garde poet, dramatist, writer, film director, and photographer. His works range from radio drama, experimental television, underground (''Angura'') theatre, countercultural essays, to Japanese New Wave and "expanded" cinema ...

. A metaphor for Japan's descent into materialism, it follows a young man's disillusionment with the world around him and his determination to achieve something in life while his family members are content with their poor social and economic standing. It was Terayama's first feature-length film.

Reception

The film won the grand prize at the San Remo Film Festival, and was voted the ninth best Japanese film of 1971 in the

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poll of film critics.

References

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* * 1970s Japanese-language films 1971 films Japanese avant-garde and experimental films Films directed by Shūji Terayama 1970s Japanese films {{experimental-film-stub