Rusty Empty Can

Overview

Matsui's debut film, "Rusty Empty Can" (1979), was photographed by Sogo Ishii; nonetheless the film turned out to be a serious and emotionally painful one unlike Ishii's speedy roller-coaster movies. The film which depicts a homosexual relationship was successful at the many film festival held in Japan, including selection at the 1979 Pia Film Festival. "Rusty Empty Can" is still shown at theatres today as it has become the pioneer of cult movies with devoted fans and approval from Nagisa Oshima and Shuji Terayama.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

April 21, 1979

Original language

Japanese

Spoken languages

Japanese

Countries

Japan

Production

Kyôeisha

Cast

Kazuhiro Sano,Mitsuhiko Akita,Saburo Tamura

Director

Yoshihiko Matsui

Writer

Yoshihiko Matsui

Producer

Yoshihiko Matsui

Cinematography

Gakuryu Ishii

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

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