Heroic Purgatory (1970)
- Original title
- 煉獄エロイカ
- Directed by
- Yoshishige Yoshida
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Japan
- Runtime
- 1h 58m
- Rating
- 7.0 of 10 from 38 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A woman's memory of her past and a mysterious stranger blur the lines between history and personal identity in this Japanese drama. The film explores political radicalism and its lingering emotional effects on individuals.
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What happens
Heroic Purgatory (Japanese: 煉獄エロイカ, Hepburn: Rengoku eroica) is a 1970 Japanese drama film directed by Yoshishige Yoshida. It is the second film in a loose trilogy, preceded by Eros + Massacre (1969) and followed by Coup d'Etat (1973). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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