Funeral Parade of Roses
1969 · Movie · 105 min · ★ 7.5 · 95% critics
In 1960s Tokyo, a bar becomes a crossroads for gay, cross-dresser, and trans communities under its owner’s watch. When a younger regular begins a passionate affair with him, tensions rise with the bar’s madam, and jealousy grows as hidden connections from the past linger nearby.
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Details
- Original title
- 薔薇の葬列
- Years
- 1969
- Release date
- 1969-09-13
- Language
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Critic score
- 95/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.5/10 (238 votes)
About
If you like daring, emotionally charged dramas set in nightlife scenes and focused on jealousy and complicated relationships, this may fit; Not for you if you want light romance or easy answers, and it can feel more confrontational than The Face of Another.
Pros: bold 1960s Tokyo setting; intense relationship drama; provocative themes | Cons: emotionally heavy tone; challenging subject matter; unsettling moments
Themes
- transvestite
- oedipus
- black and white
- unassuming
- complex
- intimate
Cast & crew
Shinnosuke Ikehata
as Eddie
Yoshio Tsuchiya
as Gonda
Emiko Azuma
as Eddie's Mother
Toshiya Fujita
Kiyoshi Awazu
- OO
Osamu Ogasawara
as Leda
- YJ
Yoshimi Jô
as Jimi
- KN
Koichi Nakamura
as Juju
- FU
Flamenco Umeji
as Greco
- SO
Saako Oota
as Mari
Directed by Toshio Matsumoto