Summaries

Two interwoven stories. The first is a biography of anarchist Sakae Osugi which follows his relationship with three women in the 1920s. The second centers around two 1960s students researching Osugi's theories.

In the 1920s, the anarchist revolutionary Sakae Osugi is financially supported by his wife, journalist Itsuko Masaoka. He spends his time doing nothing but philosophizing about political systems and free love and visiting with his lovers Yasuko and the earlier feminist Noe Ito. He conveniently defends three principles for a relationship between a man and a woman: they should be financially independent (despite the fact that he is not); they should live in different places; and they should be free to have sex with other people. In 1969, twenty-year-old student, Eiko Sokuta is sexually active with various men. Her friend, Wada, is obsessed with fire and they usually play odd games using a camera while they read about Osugi and Ito.—Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Details

Keywords
  • husband wife relationship
  • sex scene
  • 1920s
  • journalist
  • anarchist
Genres
  • Drama
  • Biography
Release date Mar 13, 1970
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) Not Rated
Countries of origin Japan
Language Japanese
Production companies Bungakuza Gendai Eigasha

Box office

Gross worldwide $8017

Tech specs

Runtime 3h 36m
Color Black and White
Sound mix Mono
Aspect ratio 2.35 : 1

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