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  • The House of Wooden Blocks (1968)
  • 84 min | Drama
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The House of Wooden Blocks (1968)
84 min | Drama

Masumura's 40th film, for which he collaborated on the script, shows plot irrationality perhaps due to the newspaper serial original, perhaps to the adolescent behavior he portrays. The extremes of self-sacrifice in some of the characters ...See moreMasumura's 40th film, for which he collaborated on the script, shows plot irrationality perhaps due to the newspaper serial original, perhaps to the adolescent behavior he portrays. The extremes of self-sacrifice in some of the characters such as Hisayo and Sugiura contrast too sharply with the animal brutality of Sasabayashi and Namie, and the result is more caricature than realism. The harsh selfishness of Ichiro¯ and the abrupt techniques used to present his interior thoughts (double exposure of a naked Yuri as he undresses her with his eyes) prevent him in the end from winning audience sympathy. Part of a late sixties trend toward adolescent sexuality subject matter. Written by patriot See less
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Oct 30, 1968 (Japan)
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8 cast members
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Ayako Wakao
Hisayo Kawakami Hisayo Kawakami   See fewer
Ken Ogata
Yûji Sugiura Yûji Sugiura   See fewer
Eiko Azusa
Midori Sasabayashi Midori Sasabayashi   See fewer
Yôko Namikawa
Yuri Tsushima Yuri Tsushima   See fewer
Yoshiro Uchida
Ichirô Sasabayashi Ichirô Sasabayashi   See fewer
Michiko Araki
Toki Sasabayashi Toki Sasabayashi   See fewer
Asao Uchida
Gôchi Sasabayashi Gôchi Sasabayashi   See fewer
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