The Films of Shûji Terayama, in order of personal preference
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- DirectorShûji TerayamaStarsKaoru YachigusaKeiko NiitakaMasumi HarukawaA young boys' coming of age tale set in a strange, carnivalesque village becomes the recreation of a memory that the director has twenty years later.10/10 Masterpiece
- DirectorShûji TerayamaStarsEimei SasakiMasahiro SaitoYukiko KobayashiAn angst-ridden teen dealing with his dysfunctional family hits the streets. The story is inter-cut with various psychedelic, energetic vignettes.9/10 Excellent
- DirectorShûji TerayamaStarsTsutomu YamazakiMayumi OgawaYoshio HaradaA surreal, isolated village sees its inhabitants gradually leave behind their mutual traditions and superstitions as they leave for the city. Among them are two cousins who love each other and who get into a quarrel with other villagers.9/10 Excellent
- DirectorShûji TerayamaStarsHiroshi MikamiTakeshi WakamatsuKeiko NiitakaA young man, haunted by his past, travels the land in search of the lyrics to a lullaby his mother used to sing to him.8/10 Very Good
- DirectorShûji TerayamaStarsKlaus KinskiIsabelle IlliersArielle DombasleA girl loves an older man. He demands that she goes in a brothel, as evidence that she loves him.8/10 Very Good
- DirectorShûji TerayamaStarsBunta SugawaraKentarô ShimizuMasumi HarukawaA young boxer accidentally kills an ex-boxing champion's brother. He then approaches the ex-champ to train him to become the next champion.8/10 Very Good
- DirectorShûji TerayamaThree showgirls playfully mock the audience for attending a projection of an art film.6/10 Fair
- DirectorShûji TerayamaStarsEiko KujoMr. NipponYoshihiro TachikiAn experimental fantasy short dedicated to questioning whether or not man is a prisoner of time.5/10 Mediocre