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United Red Army (2007)
Directed by Kōji Wakamatsu
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Overview
Two of the most radical student groups form the United Red Army (URA) and head into the mountains to conduct a training camp. Ideology devolves into despotism, and the URA’s leaders begin to arbitrarily persecute their followers, a harrowing ordeal that culminates in violence and murder.
Length 190 minutes
Actors
Maki Sakai | Arata Iura | Akie Namiki | Go Jibiki | Shima Ohnishi | Keigo Kasuya | Akiko Monô | Yuki Fujii | Kaoru Okunuki | Tak Sakaguchi | Yugo Saso | Hideo Nakaizumi | Maria Abe | Tomori Abe | Anri Ban | Yoshio Harada | Erika Okuda | Nao Okabe | Kenji Date | Megumi Ichinose | Shinji Miyadai | Hassei Takano | Nobuya Tamaichi | Soran Tamoto | Kazuki Tsujimoto | Takaki Uda | Naoki Yamamoto
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/15/2012 | TV | DVD | Library | 7 stars |
| (Average) 7 stars |
Viewing Notes
Almost unbearably long, and at times intensely difficult to watch, this is nonetheless a pretty gripping story once you get past the first third which is more of a documentary.
My biggest complaint would be that the production design, costuming and makeup don’t really evoke the time period in a convincing way.
Still, that’s swept aside during the final third of the movie, which is excruciatingly disturbing and really draws you in.
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