1967 | Japan | Fiction

Nihon shunka-kô (Sing a Song of Sex)

  • Japanese English 103 mins
  • Director | Nagisa Oshima
  • Writer | Nagisa Oshima, Toshio Tajima, Takeshi Tamura
  • Producer | Masayuki Nakajima

STATUS: Released

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In Oshima’s enigmatic tale, four sexually hungry high school students preparing for their university entrance exams meet up with an inebriated teacher singing bawdy drinking songs. This encounter sets them on a less than academic path. Oshima’s hypnotic, free-form depiction of generational political apathy features stunning color cinematography.

Surrealism Youth Desire Alienation Rebellion
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The Criterion Collection
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