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Farewell to the Ark
Farewell to the Ark
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FAREWELL TO THE ARK

Saraba hakobune

Directed by Shûji Terayama
Japan, 1984
Avant-Garde, Fantasy, Romance

Synopsis

Set in a Japanese village, controlled by the eldest branch of the family who own the only clock. Sutekichi lives with his cousin Sue, who wears a chastity belt because sex is forbidden between cousins. This makes Sutekichi a laughing stock, until in rage he murders Daisaku…

Synopsis

Set in a Japanese village, controlled by the eldest branch of the family who own the only clock. Sutekichi lives with his cousin Sue, who wears a chastity belt because sex is forbidden between cousins. This makes Sutekichi a laughing stock, until in rage he murders Daisaku…