At This Late Date, the Charleston (1981)

Original title

近頃なぜかチャールストン

Directed by

Kihachi Okamoto

Genre

comedy

Country

Japan

Runtime

1h 56m

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 4 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This black and white Japanese film from 1981 is a comedy that critiques war and the mindset of those who lived through it. It also warns about Japan's complacency with peace in a playful but pointed way.

lightheartedsatiricalreflectivebittersweetwrythoughtfulnostalgicunderstated

What happens

『近頃なぜかチャールストン』（ちかごろなぜかチャールストン）は、1981年に公開された日本映画。喜八プロ・ATG制作、ATG配給で、監督は岡本喜八。白黒映画。 軽妙なタッチの中に、戦争への批判、戦前派・戦中派の心境、日本の平和呆けへの戒めを込めた喜劇作品。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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