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

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)

Trailer

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