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JAPAN · 1977
The Eraser
Shuji Terayama
memory
erasure
seaside
filmmaker intervention
visual obliteration
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Synopsis
Visions of characters by the seaside from one's memory are erased by the filmmaker's hand.
Year
1977
Country
Japan
Director
Shuji Terayama
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