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Zigeunerweisen

Zigeunerweisen

19806.52h 24m

Overview

A surreal period film following a university professor and his eerie nomad friend as they go through loose romantic triangles and face death in peculiar ways.

Directed by Seijun Suzuki
Written by Hyakken Uchida, Yōzō Tanaka
Produced by Kenji Itô
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Top Cast

Toshiya Fujita

Toshiya Fujita

Toyojiro Aochi

Naoko Ohtani

Naoko Ohtani

Sono / Koine

Yoshio Harada

Yoshio Harada

Nakasago

Michiyo Yasuda

Michiyo Yasuda

Shuko Aochi

Kirin Kiki

Kirin Kiki

Kimi

Akaji Maro

Akaji Maro

Sumie Sasaki

Sumie Sasaki

Maid at a Hotel

Hatsuo Yamaya

Hatsuo Yamaya

Police

K

Kisako Makishi

Taeko Aochi

Y

Yuki Furutachi

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Themes & Keywords

dying and deathadulterymusicianprofessorgeishamarriagemale friendshipagingwoman between two menlook-alikeblindvinyl recordwanderermurder suspectmorbidenduring friendshipwanderlustwanderingfriends love same womantaisho period

About Zigeunerweisen

Zigeunerweisen is a mystery, drama film released in 1980 exploring themes of dying and death, adultery, musician, professor, geisha, marriage. Directed by Seijun Suzuki, it stars Toshiya Fujita, Naoko Ohtani, Yoshio Harada. A surreal period film following a university professor and his eerie nomad friend as they go through loose romantic triangles and face death in peculiar ways.

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