Young Person's Guide to Cinema (1974)

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Runtime : 3M

Director : Shūji Terayama
Writer : Shūji Terayama

Synopsis

Originally made for the 100 Feet Film Festival hosted by Image Forum. However, to test the limits, Terayama Shūji willfully made use of 3 projectors to project 300 feet of film at the same time.

Actors

Henrikku Morisaki
Henrikku Morisaki
Masahiro Saito
Masahiro Saito
Sueshi Sasada
Sueshi Sasada

Crews

Shūji Terayama
Shūji Terayama
Director
Shūji Terayama
Shūji Terayama
Screenplay
Sakumi Hagiwara
Sakumi Hagiwara
Director of Photography
J.A. Seazer
J.A. Seazer
Music

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