SECRETS BEHIND THE WALL by Koji Wakamatsu

January 1st, 2010 by Dissidenz International 
Original title: Kabe no naka no himegoto Produced by Wakamatsu Production Japan – 1965 – 75 min. Cast: Hiroko Fujino, Kazuko Kano SYNOPSIS Japan, 1960s. In a housing complex, a college prep student is spying on his neighbor, a former peace activist, who now leads an ordinary life as a housewife, having a secret affair with an ex-lover. The voyeurism of the isolated and gloomy young man...

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THE EMBRYO HUNTS IN SECRET by Koji Wakamatsu

January 1st, 2010 by Dissidenz International 
Original title: Taiji Ga Mitsuryosuru Toki Produced by Wakamatsu Production Japan – 1966 – 72 min. Cast: Hatsuo Yamatani, Miharu Shima SYNOPSIS A store manager gets a naive, female co-worker to come back to his apartment for a night of sex, but when she tries to leave the next day, he holds her prisoner and physically and psychologically tortures her. Version available: Japanese Available subtitles:...

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JEAN-CLAUDE BRISSEAU: THE ANGEL AND THE WOMAN by Olivier L. Brunet

January 1st, 2010 by Dissidenz International 
Original title: L’ange et la femme : le cinéma de Jean-Claude Brisseau Produced by Blaq Out France – 2008 – 52 min. An extraordinary cineaste, and an avid fan of Hitchcock and Buñuel, Jean-Claude Brisseau makes films that walk a cinematic tightrope and divert from the norm with utter control. A fascinating portrait of one of the most controversial French filmmaker with interviews...

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