Movie
Throw Away Your Books, Rally in the Streets
1971 · 137 min
A restless, collage-like plunge into youthful alienation, mixing staged outbursts, street voices and songs into a disorienting, confrontational experience.
- Directed by
- Shūji Terayama
- Genres
- Drama
- Starring
- Hideaki Sasaki, Masahiro Saito, Yukiko Kobayashi
- Overview
- An experimental, psychedelic odyssey through Japanese subculture experienced via the eyes of a disillusioned young man, who must contend with intense familial dysfunction, psychosexual alienation, and existentialist malaise.
- How it feels
- Dark, bleak, absurd and satirical. Slow-burning and demanding.
- About
- Isolation, identity, family, rebellion
- Content
- Strong sexual content. Mild violence and language. No gore.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
Your rating is saved. See your suggestions, or find titles like this one below.
Rate it, and Mesmero finds titles that feel like it. You do not need an account.
Watch the trailer on YouTube (opens in a new tab)
Add to a list: Throw Away Your Books, Rally in the Streets
In the USNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
- Directed by
- Shūji Terayama
- Genres
- Drama
- Starring
- Hideaki Sasaki, Masahiro Saito, Yukiko Kobayashi
