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Three Resurrected Drunkards (1968)

Three Resurrected Drunkards poster
Original title
帰って来たヨッパライ
Directed by
Nagisa Ōshima
Genre
drama film
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 20m
Rating
5.6 of 10 from 18 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

The film follows a group of young men who are drunk and have strange encounters. It is inspired by a popular folk song and includes the band that sang it.

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What happens

Three Resurrected Drunkards (帰って来たヨッパライ, kaette kita yopparai) is a Japanese film directed by Nagisa Ōshima. It was based on the hit song "kaette kita yopparai" by The Folk Crusaders, a folk and pop music group that also appeared in the film. It was released in March 1968. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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