Funeral Parade of Roses

Funeral Parade of Roses (1969)

13/09/1969
Drama
1h 45m

Who's the fairest of them all?

Overview

In 1960s Tokyo, Gonda owns a bar in which the gay, cross-dresser, and trans scenes meet. Gonda is in a relationship with the madam of the bar, Leda. As the younger Eddie starts a passionate affair with Gonda, she ignites the jealousy of Leda, unaware of another kind of history between them.

  • Toshio MatsumotoDirector, Screenplay
  • Original Title

    薔薇の葬列

  • Status

    Released

  • Original Language

    Japanese

Keywords

  • transvestite
  • oedipus
  • black and white
  • unassuming
  • complex
  • intimate

Top Billed Cast

Shinnosuke Ikehata

Shinnosuke Ikehata

Eddie

Osamu Ogasawara

Leda

Yoshio Tsuchiya

Yoshio Tsuchiya

Gonda

Emiko Azuma

Emiko Azuma

Eddie's Mother

Koichi Nakamura

Juju

Masato Hara

Masato Hara

Masataka Hara

Toyosaburo Uchiyama

Guevara

Nagaharu Yodogawa

Self

Masahiro Shinoda

Masahiro Shinoda

self

Yoshihiro Katô

Yoshihiro Katô

(uncredited)

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