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JAPAN · 1958

Stolen Desire

Shohei Imamura
Japanese Golden Age traveling theater kabuki performance strip shows performative identity postwar entertainment
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Synopsis

A rambunctious and ribald tale of a troupe of travelling actors who alternate highlights of kabuki theatre with strip shows.

Year1958
CountryJapan
DirectorShohei Imamura
MovementJapanese Golden Age
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