Kagero-za (1981)
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80% of users liked it
(81 ratings)
The inner workings of the human psyche are featured in this study of relationships between different leading characters. The action weaves around playwright Matsuzaki (Yusaku Matsuda) -- who is sleeping with Shinako (Michio Okusu), a married woman -- and his other "lover," Ine (Eriko… More The inner workings of the human psyche are featured in this study of relationships between different leading characters. The action weaves around playwright Matsuzaki (Yusaku Matsuda) -- who is sleeping with Shinako (Michio Okusu), a married woman -- and his other "lover," Ine (Eriko Kasuda), a fairly corporeal spirit. The film is set in 1926, when cinema was silent -- and that era is evoked in Kagero-za. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi
- Directed By
- Seijun Suzuki
- Genres
- Art House & International, Drama
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Aug 21, 1981 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Fernando F. Croce, Slant Magazine
Seijun Suzuki is an acquired taste, though a movie with a kabuki play performed by children may not be the best place to acquire it.
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Fernando F. Croce, Slant Magazine
Kageroza's alternate title, Heat-Haze Theatre, perfectly illustrates the ineffable sensuality and perverse randomness of Seijun Suzuki's late-period arabesque.
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Cast
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Yusaku Matsuda
as Matsuzaki
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Mariko Kaga
as Miyo
- Akaji Maro
- Isao Tamagawa
- Katsuo Nakamura
- Ryutaro Otomo
- Yoshio Harada
