Three Resurrected Drunkards

Three Resurrected Drunkards (帰って来たヨッパライ, Kaette kita yopparai) is a Japanese movie directed by Nagisa Oshima. It was based on the hit song "Kaette kita yopparai" by The Folk Crusaders, a folk and pop music group that also appeared in the film.[1][2] It was released in March 1968.[3]

Plot

Three young men go to the beach. Someone steals their clothes while they swim, and replaces them with ones that then leave the three mistaken for illegal aliens. In a commentary on the way Korean immigrants are treated in Japan, the three must then flee from the authorities, who are presented in a ridiculing light.[4]

Cast

Cast:[5]

Home media

A digitally restored version of the film was released on DVD by The Criterion Collection as part of their Eclipse Series. [6]

References

  1. ↑ Kehr, Dave (14 May 2010). "A Restless Rebel Trading in Sex and the Absurd". New York Times. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
  2. ↑ "Katte kita yopparai" (in Japanese). National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo, National Film Center.
  3. ↑ Three Resurrected Drunkards. Movies.film-cine.com. Retrieved 2014-09-30.
  4. ↑ Three Resurrected Drunkards.Nagisa Oshima. Criterion.com. Retrieved 2014-09-30.
  5. ↑ Three Resurrected Drunkards. Imdb.com. Retrieved 2014.09.30.
  6. ↑ "Three Resurrected Drunkards". The Criterion Collection.


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