1964 | Japan | Fiction

Kuroi taiyô (Black Sun)

  • Japanese 96 mins
  • Director | Koreyoshi Kurahara
  • Writer | Nobuyo Yamada
  • Producer | Kano Otsuka, Keinosuke Kubo

STATUS: Released

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You’ve probably never seen anything quite like this manic, oddball, anti–buddy picture about a young, jazz-obsessed Japanese drifter and a black American GI on the lam in Tokyo. The two outsiders become outlaws, and Koreyoshi Kurahara depicts their growing bond as an alternately absurd and tragic culture clash. Black Sun (Kuroi taiyo) features original music by American jazz drummer Max Roach.

Crime Jazz Japan Outlaws Culture-clash
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The Criterion Collection
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