Funeral Parade of Roses

Funeral Parade of Roses (薔薇の葬列, Bara no Sōretsu) is a 1969 Japanese drama film directed and written by Toshio Matsumoto, loosely adapted from Oedipus Rex and set in the underground gay culture of 1960s Tokyo. It stars Peter as the protagonist, a young transvestite, and features Osamu Ogasawara, Yoshio Tsuchiya and Emiko Azuma. A product of the Japanese New Wave, the film combines elements of arthouse, documentary and experimental cinema.

Funeral Parade of Roses
Japanese film poster
Directed by	Toshio Matsumoto
Produced by	Mitsuru Kudo Keiko Machida
Written by	Toshio Matsumoto
Starring	Peter Osamu Ogasawara Yoshio Tsuchiya Emiko Azuma
Music by	Joji Yuasa
Cinematography	Tatsuo Suzuki
Edited by	Toshie Iwasa
Distributed by	Art Theatre Guild
Release date	13 September 1969 (1969-09-13)
Running time	105 minutes
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese

The title is a pun, as "rose" (bara) in Japanese can have a similar meaning to "pansy" in English slang.[1]

The film was released by A.T.G. (Art Theatre Guild) on September 13, 1969 in Japan; however, it did not receive a United States release until October 29, 1970. Matsumoto's previous film For My Crushed Right Eye contains some of the same footage and could almost be interpreted as a trailer for Funeral Parade, although a true trailer was also made. In June 2017, it received a 4K restoration and a limited theatrical rerelease.