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The Man Who Left His Will on Film

1970 film

The Man Who Left His Will on Film (Japanese: 東京戦争戦後秘話 Tokyo senso senyo hiwa; lit. Secret History of the Post-Tokyo-War Period[1]) is a 1970 Japanese film directed by Nagisa Ōshima and starring Kazuo Goto and Emiko Iwasaki. The film is also known as He Died After the War.[2]

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Premise

The plot revolves around young activists in Tokyo in the wake of the 1968 student protests. While being chased by the police, one of them, a filmmaker, dies.

Cast

  • Kazuo Goto as Shoichi Motoki
  • Emiko Iwasaki as Yasuko
  • Kazuo Hashimoto as Takagi
  • Sukio Fukuoka as Tanizawa
  • Kenichi Fukuda as Matsumura
  • Hiroshi Isogai as Sakamoto
  • Kazuya Horikoshi as Endo
  • Tomoyo Oshima as Akiko

Analysis and reception

The Man Who Left His Will on Film is considered one of Oshima’s best achievements[3][4] It has been compared to Fellini's 8½ for its complex point of view[5]

The film is also remembered for its soundtrack by Tōru Takemitsu.[6]

References

  1. [1]
    Vicari, Justin (2016-06-05). Japanese Film and the Floating Mind: Cinematic Contemplations of Being. McFarland. ISBN 978-1-4766-2496-9.
  2. [2]
    "The Man Who Left His Will On Film (Tokyo Senso Sengo Hiwa) | BAMPFA". bampfa.org. Retrieved 2023-05-26.
  3. [3]
    Linnarz, Rouven (2022-02-11). "Film Review: The Man Who Left His Will on Film (1970) by Nagisa Oshima". Asian Movie Pulse. Retrieved 2023-05-22.
  4. [4]
    "The Man Who Left His Will on Film". TIFF. Retrieved 2023-05-22.
  5. [5]
    Branigan, Edward (2012-01-02). Point of View in the Cinema: A Theory of Narration and Subjectivity in Classical Film. Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 978-3-11-081759-1.
  6. [6]
    Cooke, Mervyn (2008-09-25). A History of Film Music. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-316-26486-7.
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