Part fiction and part documentary, the 1969 film “Funeral Parade of Roses” is set against the backdrop of Tokyo’s underground gay and drag scenes. A new version of the film is playing through June 22 at Cinefamily. Its release comes just two months after director Toshio Matsumoto died.
Appreciating a Japanese cult film set in 1960s drag queen culture
Credits
Guest:
- Akira Mizuta Lippit - University of Southern California - @alippit