Black Sun
黒い太陽
Japan • 1964
Director
Synopsis
You've probably never seen anything quite like this manic, oddball, anti-buddy picture about a young, jazz-obsessed Japanese drifter and a Black American GI on the lam in Tokyo. The two outsiders become outlaws, and Koreyoshi Kurahara depicts their growing bond as an alternately absurd and tragic culture clash. The film features original music by American jazz drummer Max Roach.
Synopsis
You've probably never seen anything quite like this manic, oddball, anti-buddy picture about a young, jazz-obsessed Japanese drifter and a Black American GI on the lam in Tokyo. The two outsiders become outlaws, and Koreyoshi Kurahara depicts their growing bond as an alternately absurd and tragic culture clash. The film features original music by American jazz drummer Max Roach.
Credits
Crew
DirectorKoreyoshi Kurahara
WriterNobuo Yamada
CinematographerMitsuji Kanau
ComposerToshirō Mayuzumi
EditorMitsuji Kanau, Akira Suzuki
Cast
Tamio Kawachias Akira
Chico Lourantas Gill
Tatsuya Fujias Akira's Buddy
Yuko Chishiroas Yuki
Hideji Ōtakias Old Man at the Junk Shop