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100 Years of Solitude
JAPAN · 1981

100 Years of Solitude

Shuji Terayama
magical realism cyclical time family saga solitude and isolation literary adaptation
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Synopsis

This sumptuous-yet-austere liberal re-working of Cien años de soledad by Gabriel García Márquez, arranged on a five-part stage surrounded by the audience, was historically the latest production of Tenjo Sajiki.

Year1981
CountryJapan
DirectorShuji Terayama
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