Three Resurrected Drunkards

Three Resurrected Drunkards (帰って来たヨッパライ, Kaette kita yopparai) is a Japanese film directed by Nagisa Ōshima. It was based on the hit song "Kaette kita yopparai" by The Folk Crusaders, a folk and pop music group that also appeared in the film.[1][2] It was released in March 1968.[3]

Three Resurrected Drunkards
Directed byNagisa Ōshima
Based on"Kaette kita yopparai" by The Folk Crusaders
StarringKazuhiko Katō, Osamu Kitayama, Norihiko Hashida, Kei Satō, Cha Dae-Sun, Fumio Watanabe, Mako Midori, Masao Adachi
Release date
March 1968
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

Plot

Three young men go to the beach. Someone steals their clothes while they swim, and replaces them with ones that then leave the three mistaken for illegal aliens. In a commentary on the way Korean immigrants are treated in Japan, the three must then flee from the authorities, who are presented in a ridiculing light.[4]

Cast

Cast:[5]

Home media

A digitally restored version of the film was released on DVD by The Criterion Collection as part of their Eclipse Series.[6]

References

  1. Kehr, Dave (14 May 2010). "A Restless Rebel Trading in Sex and the Absurd". New York Times. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
  2. "Katte kita yopparai" (in Japanese). National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo, National Film Center.
  3. Three Resurrected Drunkards. Movies.film-cine.com. Retrieved 2014-09-30.
  4. Three Resurrected Drunkards.Nagisa Ōshima. Criterion.com. Retrieved 2014-09-30.
  5. Three Resurrected Drunkards. Imdb.com. Retrieved 2014.09.30.
  6. "Three Resurrected Drunkards". The Criterion Collection.


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