France / Jun 27, 1979 / As part of Private Collections
42min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
Akira is haunted by a "bouncing ball" song that he remembers his mother singing when he was a small child, and now on the verge of a sexually active adulthood, he wants to find the origins of the song. The young man ostensibly wanders into a time-warp in which aspects from his childhood and adulthood mix together. In this never-never land he comes across a beautiful woman/witch who is lost inside the labyrinth of her mansion, just as the young man is lost in the labyrinth of time — and on some levels, perhaps the labyrinth of his subconscious.
Main cast
Genres
DramaFantasy
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | 草迷宮 |
| Original language | 日本語 (JA) |
| Spoken languages | 日本語 |
| Production countries | Japan |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Jinriki Hikoki Sha |
| Release date | 3 novembre 1979 |
| Writer | Shūji Terayama, Rio Kishida, Izumi Kyōka |
| Editing | Tomoyo Oshima |
| Cinematography | Tatsuo Suzuki |
| Assistant directors | Shinji Sōmai, Shūji Terayama |
| Camera operators | Tatsuo Suzuki |
| Additional photography | Tatsuo Suzuki |
| Production design | Isao Yamada |
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| Art direction | Isao Yamada |
| Set decoration | Isao Yamada |
| Music | J.A. Seazer, Manabu Otsuka |
| Sound | J.A. Seazer, Manabu Otsuka |
Release dates
Premiere
Theatrical release
United States / Nov 03, 1979
Japan / Nov 12, 1983
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