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Rating: 7 stars

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Japan absurdist

All movies seen on 12/05/2021

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The New Morning of Billy the Kid (1986)

Directed by Naoto Yamakawa

Comedy | Crime

Overview

All the protagonists move about in a Tokyo Bar that has an entire wall taken up with a black-and-white reproduction of a photo of Monument Valley. The action starts as Billy the Kid, in full living color, walks out of the photo and gets a job as a waiter. Along with him on the working staff are a samurai straight out of the history books, a G.I. from World War II, and several other anachronistic characters. The plot (as such) revolves around keeping away the brutal mobsters and thugs who dominate the city streets outside of the bar, making the tavern safe for its easily recognized facsimiles of well-known characters.

Length 109 minutes

Actors

Yoshiki Arizono | Makoto Ayukawa | Yoshio Harada | Toshiyuki Hosokawa | Renji Ishibashi | Shin'ichirô Kurimoto | Hiroshi Mikami | Yuji Miyaji | Shigeru Muroi | Takashi Naito | Kôen Okumura | Mark Oriani | Masayuki Shionoya | Rokkô Toura

Viewing History (seen 2 times)

Viewing Notes

Wasn’t planning on viewing this again but since I discovered I could watch via the Eventive app and i was still within the rental window I did. Also read an essay posted by Matchbox Cine about this movie that made me want to watch it again.

Such wildly absurd film that deserves to be restored and seen by more people. Perfect material for Arrow.

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