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Actors: Peter, Osamu Ogasawara, Shotaro Akiyama, Kiyoshi Awazu, Emiko Azuma
Directors: Toshio Matsumoto
Writers: Toshio Matsumoto
Producers: Keiko Machida, Mitsuru Kudo, Sumiko Fujisawa
Format: PAL
Language Japanese
Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
Number of discs: 1
Classification: 18
Studio: Eureka Entertainment
DVD Release Date: 21 Aug 2006
Run Time: 104 minutes

Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

ASIN: B000FOT6YW
Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 11,638 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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A feverish collision of avant-garde aesthetics and grind-house shocks (not to mention a direct influence on Stanley Kubrick's A Clockwork Orange), Funeral Parade of Roses takes us on an electrifying journey into the nether-regions of the late-'60s Tokyo underworld. In Toshio Matsumoto's controversial debut feature, seemingly nothing is taboo: neither the incorporation of visual flourishes straight from the worlds of contemporary graphic-design, painting, comic-books, and animation; nor the unflinching depiction of nudity, sex, drug-use, and public-toilets. But of all the "transgressions" here on display, perhaps one in particular stands out the most: the film's groundbreaking and unapologetic portrayal of Japanese gay subculture.

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• Great-looking new transfer from the director’s personal print • Full length audio commentary by the director Toshio MATSUMOTO • 30 minute video interview with director Toshio MATSUMOTO • New and improved optional English subtitles • 28-page booklet featuring a new essay by musician Jim O’Rourke

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4.0 out of 5 stars Japanese New Wave , 15 Sep 2006

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Funeral Parade announces itself as: "A Parody of Oedipus Rex" - a parody played out in the transvestite subculture of late 60s Tokyo. It sticks closely to Oedipus, right down to the extremely shocking bloodthirsty finale, but of course all the gender roles are subverted/realigned (interesting to compare with Pasolini's
Oedipus from around the same time).

Like Oshima's better known Diary of a Shinjuku Thief, Funeral Parade takes place amid late 60s Shinjuku bohemia, combining fictional & documentary scenes, actors & non-actors, but mixing everything up, blurring the line between what is acted and what is "real". Actors give interviews to camera about their roles. Gay youths on the streets are interviewed about their lives. Different scenes are replayed in different narrative contexts. In other words, lots of self-reflexivity & Brecht/Godard estrangement effects.

It's easy to see why this film was a sensation in 1969, why it then fell into neglect and why it is being revived now. It uses every new wave cinematic device/trick & is VERY 1960s (dope smoking parties, orgies, characters called Guevara etc). Some might still find it irritating & pass� but most people now will probably find it a fascinating period piece.

Funeral Parade is extremely well-made, compared to most low budget underground movies it's very slick: beautiful black & white cinematography, clever narrative structure, committed "acting" - the transvestite cast here, including the famous Peter, clearly empathized with the ideas of parody & pastiche being played out. What makes Funeral Parade different to most 60s movies is this gay subculture setting & the fact that the movie is unsentimental & ironic towards its period concerns.

This is another superb DVD from Masters of Cinema: restored print, interview with Matsumoto plus director's commentary. Excellent booklet with useful essays (one from musician Jim O'Rourke's on the general historical context). If you are at all interested in the Japanese New Wave (or late 60s Tokyo) then you should certainly investigate this DVD

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5.0 out of 5 stars Wow, wow, whoa!, 20 Jun 2009

By	alice_the_goon "ho bag/full time sista" (Des Moines, Iowa, United States) - See all my reviews

This ws just a great movie. Fun visuals and a great re-interpretation of the Oedipus tragedy. I really loved it's portrayal of drag queens as 3-dimensional, not just a silly man in a frock. A great film, good visuals and a great plot.

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