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The War of Jan-Ken-Pon (1971)

Directed by Shūji Terayama

Overview

Paper-Scissor-Rock wars draws an episode where the two generals portray the Second World War, mostly through the rock-scissors-bag, but also by some absurd torture techniques that bring to mind some sort of Japanese artificial 70s jack ass. To the sound of classical music, birds chirping and Nazi incendiary speeches travels generals, ever contestant in the seemingly meaningless game around at an abandoned industrial area.

Length 12 minutes

Actors

Mitsufumi Hashimoto | Salvador Tari