Crazy Love (1968)
Correlated with Susan Sontag's theorization of kitsch as well as employing the queer lingo of "camp," this film's relentless equal opportunity pop-art montage shattered the foundations of conventional cinema, making it a true document of the Shinjuku underground scene. Director Okabe himself appears recreating his favorite roles from Bonnie and Clyde to Spaghetti Westerns, as well as incorporating quotations by inserting stills of Godard, Kennedy’s assassination and the Vietnam War.
Director: Michio Okabe
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Akaji Maro as |
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Shigechika Satō as |
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Michio Okabe as |
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Yasunao Tone as |
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Rikurô Miyai as |
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Mami Aoyama as |
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Gulliver as |
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Mitsutaka Ishii as |
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Kenji Kanesaka as |
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Tetsuo Koyama as |
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Tamio Suenaga as |
| Art | Shirō Saitō | Art Direction |
| Camera | Toshiaki Kawao | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Michio Okabe | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Masaru Hakushika | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Hideo Kitagawa | Camera Operator |
| Writing | Michio Okabe | Writer |
| Production | Michio Okabe | Producer |
| Editing | Michio Okabe | Editor |
| Camera | Katsuhiko Kamata | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Hitomi Watanabe | Camera Operator |
| Directing | Michio Okabe | Director |