dysfunctional family,art house,avant-garde,psychedelic,japanese new wave

Throw Away Your Books, Rally in the Streets (1971)

Poster for Throw Away Your Books, Rally in the Streets

An experimental, psychedelic odyssey through Japanese subculture experienced via the eyes of a disillusioned young man, who must contend with intense familial dysfunction, psychosexual alienation, and existentialist malaise.

Cast & Crew

Director
Shūji Terayama
  • Profile picture of Yukiko Kobayashi
    Sister Yukiko Kobayashi
  • Profile picture of Fudeko Tanaka
    Grandmother Fudeko Tanaka
  • Profile picture of Sei Hiraizumi
    Mr. Omi Sei Hiraizumi
  • Profile picture of Keiko Niitaka
    Midori Keiko Niitaka
  • Profile picture of Akihiro Miwa
    Maya at the Hell Akihiro Miwa
  • Profile picture of J.A. Seazer
    Longhaired Poet J.A. Seazer
  • Profile picture of Izumi Suzuki
    Female Doctor Izumi Suzuki

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Keywords

  • dysfunctional family
  • art house
  • avant-garde
  • psychedelic
  • japanese new wave