Hôsô-Tan (1975)

Name: Hôsô-Tan
Genre: Fantasy, Experimental
Released: 2020-06-09T12:05:23+02:00
Rating: 3
Cast: Keiko Niitaka, Takeshi Wakamatsu, Yoko Ran

Fantasy | 34 minutes

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Genre: Fantasy / Experimental

Duration: 34 minuten

Alternative titles: A Tale of Smallpox / 疱瘡譚

Country: Japan

Directed by: Shûji Terayama

Stars: Keiko Niitaka, Takeshi Wakamatsu and Yoko Ran

IMDb score: 6,5 (136)

Releasedate: 1 January 1975

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Hôsô-Tan plot

This experimental film uses the medical theme of the smallpox virus to depict some traumatic events. The deep-seated concerns and traumas of the Japanese population are linked, among other things, to the Meiji Restoration and the devastation left behind by World War II.