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The War of Jan-Ken-Pon (1971) Plot Summary Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1971 · 12 mins · Japanese
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- Directed by
- Shūji Terayama
- Starring
- Mitsufumi Hashimoto, Salvador Tari
The conflict unfolds as two generals reenact WWII using a rock‑scissors‑paper game, interspersed with bizarre, almost surreal torture methods reminiscent of 1970s Japanese exploitation cinema. Set against classical music, chirping birds and incendiary Nazi speeches, they duel in a seemingly pointless contest amid an abandoned bleak industrial site.
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