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1969 · Japan

Funeral Parade of Roses

Tonight at a glance

Runtime
105 min
Language
Japanese
Country
Japan

Why tonight?

  • Under two hours — there is still an evening on the other side of it.
  • In Japanese — subtitles on.

The story

In 1960s Tokyo, Gonda owns a bar in which the gay, cross-dresser, and trans scenes meet. Gonda is in a relationship with the madam of the bar, Leda. As the younger Eddie starts a passionate affair with Gonda, she ignites the jealousy of Leda, unaware of another kind of history between them.

  • transvestite
  • oedipus
  • black and white
  • unassuming
  • complex
  • intimate

The look

A few frames, chosen rather than collected.

The bill

Production

Rating
7.5 / 10 · 242 ratings
Studio
Art Theatre Guild, Matsumoto Production