The Cage (1964) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained

Release, runtime and language

1964 · 11 mins

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Directed by

Shūji Terayama

Starring

Ken Takeuchi, Eiko Kujo, Debuko Ôyama, Yoshihiro Tatsuki, Mr. Nippon, Ishihara Yuko

Completed in 1962, the film features a cast drawn largely from its crew. It strings together a series of experimental symbols—such as a gaunt human figure, a clock, and a goat—moving from scene to scene, using them to probe whether a man is ultimately a prisoner of time.