Three Ressurected Drunkards (1968)
1968 · Feature film · 80 min
- Comedy
- Drama
Synopsis
A trio of bumbling young men frolic at the beach. While they swim, their clothes are stolen and replaced with new outfits. Donning these, they are mistaken for undocumented Koreans and end up on the run from comically outraged authorities. A cutting commentary on Japan’s treatment of its Korean immigrants, this is Nagisa Oshima at both his most politically engaged and madcap.
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★★★ · Three Ressurected Drunkards, You should be gald it repeats islef! · John-R · 2021-10-30
Weird movie which needs to be watched more than once! This movie was based on the hit song "Kaette kita yopparai" by The Folk Crusaders, a folk and pop music group that also appeared in the film. It was released in March 1968. I had to watch this film two tmes (and it repeats the movie twice in one playing, with a slight "twist" in the second run-through) before I go the point being made.. After I realized what it was trying to say, it became a lot clearer and it made sense then. My late brother, James Vernon Robinson, was stationed in Japan with the U S Navy as a security/intelligence NCO in…
