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Wikipedia articleis a 1969 Japanese New Wave film directed by Nagisa shima. SynopsisThe film centers around Birdie, a young Japanese book thief who is caught by a store clerk named Umeko. As their encounters grow increasingly fraught with tension and desire, the two become lovers and begin committing thefts together. They also take part in a kabuki play based on the lives of Yui Shsetsu and Marubashi Chya. Cast* Tadanori Yokoo as Birdey Hilltop * Rie Yokoyama as Umeko Suzuki * Kei Sat * Jr Kara as Himself / Singer * Moichi Tanabe * Tetsu Takahashi * Rokko Toura as Himself * Fumio Watanabe as Himself * Reisen Ri ReceptionRoger Greenspun of 'The New York Times' called most of the film dull "with an air of having been produced only for purposes of demonstration", concluding that "the result is a high-powered sterility in the midst of much energetic busyness." The film was described by Ronald Bergan, in his 'Guardian' obituary of Oshima, as "an explosive agitprop movie equating sexual liberation with revolution, whose impact has cooled only marginally." References | |
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