Rent Mandala (1971)
3.4 of 5 from 55 ratings
2h 12min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
A savage work that explores human sexuality and its articulations with political stances and religion: Two couples of university students swap their partners, one, Yukiko (Akiko Mori) and Shinichi (Kôji Shimizu) experienced and one, Hirochi (Ryô Tamura) and Yasuko (Hiroko Sakurai) unmarried and first time in an isolated motel. Later, at the seaside one of them is attacked by two maniacs, who leave the husband unconscious and rape the woman. After the event that was supposed to be traumatic, the attacked couple find themselves interested in the two aggressors and the gratuitousness of their act, and goes to look for them in the surroundings of the motel. They discover that they are part of a sect that has sexual freedom and self-support as slogans. At first reluctant, but soon giving way, the couple end up joining the secret sect and isolate themselves from the world, but things get complicated when the other couple decides to look for them. - Actors:
- Kôji Shimizu, Akiko Mori, Ryô Tamura, Hiroko Sakurai, Shin Kishida, Daigo Kusano, Mihiro Wakabayashi, Maya Kitajima, Akishi Kobayashi, Shoji Oki, Yasumi Hara, Tokie Hidari
- Directors:
- Akio Jissôji
- Writers:
- Toshirô Ishidô
- Aka:
- Mandara
- Genres:
- Classics, Drama, Romance
- Countries:
- Japan
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 19/08/2019
- Run Time:
- 132 minutes
- Languages:
- Japanese LPCM Mono
- Subtitles:
- English
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.85:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Introductions to film by David Desser, author of 'Eros Plus Massacre': An Introduction to the Japanese New Wave
- Scene-select commentaries on film by Desser
- It Was a Faint Dream, Akio Jissoji's 1974 film for the ATG, presented in High Definition
- Theatrical trailer
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