-
The Human Bullet
1968. Japan. Kihachi Okamoto. 117 min.
Saturday, January 19, 2013, 2:00 p.m.
Theater 1 (The Roy and Niuta Titus Theater 1), T1
-
The Human Bullet
1968. Japan. Written and directed by Kihachi Okamoto. With Minori Terada, Naoko Otani, Yunosuke Ito. Perhaps best known for his samurai films for Toho studio, Okamoto also wrote and directed a number of antiwar films based on his own experiences as a soldier. The Human Bullet is the best of these, a satire centering on a nameless soldier who on the eve of a suicide mission meets his first—and last—love. Mixing humor with melancholy, the film offers a conflicted vision of national duty and sacrifice. Print lent by The Japan Foundation; courtesy Toho Distribution. In Japanese; English subtitles. 117 min.
Related Publication
Tokyo 1955-1970: A New Avant-Garde
Doryun Chong, with essays by Michio Hayashi, Miryam Sas, and Mika Yoshitake
More info at MoMAstore.org »
Add Hardcover to cart ($40.00 / $36.00 Members) »
In the Film exhibition Art Theater Guild and Japanese Underground Cinema, 1960–1986
Ticketing policies for film screenings
Sign up for now to receive MoMA's biweekly Film E-News
