ECSTASY OF THE ANGELS by Koji Wakamatsu

Original title: Tenshi No Kokotsu Produced by Wakamatsu Production Japan – 1972 – 89 min. Cast: Ken Yoshizawa, Rie Yokoyama SYNOPSIS In the early 70s in Japan, a group of young radicals named after the days of the week tries to steal weapons from a U.S Army base. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday are killed. Slowly, the surviving group members realize they’ve been betrayed by their own organization,...

SEX JACK by Koji Wakamatsu

Original title: Seizoku Produced by Wakamatsu Production Japan – 1970 – 70 min. Cast: Michio Akiyama, Moschu Sasahara, Moppu Sudo, Mitsu Yamakawa Cannes Film Festival Directors’ Fortnight 1971 SYNOPSIS Set in the near future, a small gang of revolutionary students are hidden away by a small-time thief. While they are hiding, all but the thief take turns having sex with an unhappy (and perhaps...

SHINJUKU MAD by Koji Wakamatsu

Original title: Shinjuku maddo Produced by Wakamatsu Production Japan – 1970 – 66 min. Cast: Yuko Ejima, Toshiyuki Tanigawa SYNOPSIS A father tracks down the murderers of his son to find out the reasons of his brutal killing and to seek revenge. Running around in the sleazy alleyways of Tokyo, he discovers that the mysterious gang leader, Shinjuku Mad, is responsible for his son’s death which...

THE WOMAN WHO WANTED TO DIE by Koji Wakamatsu

Original title: Segura magura: shinitai onna Produced by Wakamatsu Production Japan – 1970 – 71 min. Cast: Eriko Shima, Hiroshi Yajima SYNOPSIS While Mishima has just committed suicide in public, two couples accidentally meet in an inn in the countryside: the man and the woman, now with different companions, had known each other years ago… Version available: Japanese Available subtitles:...

UNITED RED ARMY by Koji Wakamatsu

Original title: Jitsuroku rengo sekigun, asama sansô e no michi Produced by Wakamatsu Production Japan – 2008 – 190 min. Berlin Film Festival 2008 (CICAE and Netpac Awards), HKIFF 2008, Jeonju Film Festival 2008, BAFICI 2008, London Film Festival 2008, Los Angeles Film Festival 2009, Helsinki Film Festival 2009, Melbourne Film Festival 2009, Thessaloniki Film Festival 2009… SYNOPSIS Koji...