United Red Army

United Red Army

Directed by: Koji Wakamatsu

Friday, May 27 - Thursday, June 2, 2011

Email   Bookmark and Share

This uncompromising epic from one of Japan’s most controversial filmmakers explores the unrest of 1960s Japan, when mass student uprisings coincided with the rise of ultra-radical far-left groups. As revolutionary fervor heats up, the movement begins to devour its own, with “deviant” members punished in increasingly brutal fashion.

NR, 190 Minutes, In Japanese with English subtitles
Japan


"Progresses from breathless history lesson to grueling chamber piece to tense action thriller."
- Dennis Lim, The New York Times


Rainbow Media