Throw Away Your Books, Rally in the Streets (1971)
- Original title
- 書を捨てよ町へ出よう
- Directed by
- Shūji Terayama
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Japan
- Runtime
- 2h 17m
- Rating
- 7.3 of 10 from 62 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 nameless young man wanders through the counterculture of 1970s Tokyo. The film blends documentary-style scenes with surreal staged moments and music.
experimentaldisjointedrebelliousrawprovocativeenergeticanarchicsurreal
What happens
Throw Away Your Books, Rally in the Streets (Japanese: 書を捨てよ町へ出よう, Hepburn: Sho o suteyo machi e deyō) is a 1971 Japanese experimental film written and directed by Shūji Terayama in his feature-length directorial debut. The film was adapted from Terayama's 1967 essay collection and subsequent 1968 stage play of the same name, and stars Hideaki Sasaki, Masaharu Saitō, Yukiko Kobayashi, and Fudeko Tanaka. Centering on an unnamed protagonist navigating the counterculture of 1970s Tokyo, the film features a nonlinear narrative frequently interspersed with staged set pieces, street interviews, and musical interludes. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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