Underplayed Gems

Theater of Life (1983)

Theater of Life poster
Original title
人生劇場
Directed by
Sadao Nakajima, Junya Satō, Kinji Fukasaku
Genre
drama
Country
Japan
Runtime
2h 18m
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

Three directors each adapt a different chapter of Shiro Ozaki's novel series about life in Japan. The stories cover youth, passion, and spirit across interconnected characters and time periods.

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What happens

Theater of Life (Japanese: 人生劇場, Hepburn: Jinsei Gekijō) is a 1983 film directed by Kinji Fukasaku, Sadao Nakajima, and Junya Satō. It is based on three parts of the Theater of Life series of novels by Shirō Ozaki, 青春篇 Youth Chapter, 情熱篇 Lust Chapter, and 残侠篇 Spirit Chapter, similarly to the 1972 adaptation directed by Tai Katō. The Youth Chapter segment was directed by Junya Satō, the Lust Chapter segment was directed by Kinji Fukasaku, and the Spirit Chapter segment was directed by Sadao Nakajima. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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