KINORAFIELD GUIDE TO FILM
1969 · 105 min · NR

Funeral Parade of Roses

Directed by Toshio Matsumoto · Drama

Funeral Parade of Roses (1969) is a Drama film, directed by Toshio Matsumoto set in Tokyo during the 1960s.

Themes of fate & destiny play out through non linear / fractured timeline and metafiction.

Composer
Joji Yuasa
Cinematography
Tatsuo Suzuki
Cast
Shinnosuke IkehataYoshio TsuchiyaEmiko AzumaToshiya FujitaKiyoshi AwazuOsamu OgasawaraYoshimi JôKoichi Nakamura

The world of this film

Setting

Where
Tokyo
Setting
Urban
When
1960s

Premise & themes

Themes
Fate & Destiny
Structure
Non Linear / Fractured TimelineMetafiction
Tone
Surreal DreamlikeBleak

Shape

Protagonist
Solo Lead
Pacing
Measured
Based on
Pure Fiction

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