Emperor Tomato Ketchup (film)
| Emperor Tomato Ketchup | |
|---|---|
| Hepburn | Tomato Kechappu Kōtei |
| Directed by | Shūji Terayama |
| Produced by | Art Theatre Guild |
| Written by | Shūji Terayama |
| Starring |
Keiko Niitaka Salvador Tari |
| Distributed by | Daguerreo Press |
Release dates |
|
Running time |
27 min (1971) 75 min (1996) |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Emperor Tomato Ketchup (トマトケチャップ皇帝 Tomato Kechappu Kōtei) is a Japanese short experimental film made by Shūji Terayama and released in 1971 at 27 minutes. The original "Director's Cut" version of the film as created in 1970 was re-edited from repaired original prints and released as a 75-minute feature in 1996, 13 years after Terayama's death.[1][2]
Plot
A young boy is the emperor of a country in which children have overthrown the adults.
Cast
- Keiko Niitaka
- Salvador Tari
- Tarō Apollo
- Mitsufumi Hashimoto
Influence
The British alternative rock band Stereolab named their 1996 album Emperor Tomato Ketchup (album) after the film.
References
- ↑ トマトケチャップ皇帝 (in Japanese). jmdb.ne.jp JMDB. Retrieved 2012-12-06.
- ↑ あらすじ・解説 - トマトケチャップ皇帝 オリジナル完全版 (in Japanese). movie.goo.ne.jp. Retrieved 2012-12-06.
External links
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