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Yusaku Matsuda, Mariko Kaga, Akaji Maro, Isao Tamagawa, Katsuo Nakamura ... see more see more... , Ryutaro Otomo , Yoshio Harada

The inner workings of the human psyche are featured in this study of relationships between different leading characters. The action weaves around playwright Matsuzaki (Yusaku Matsuda) -- who is sleepi... read more read more...ng with Shinako (Michio Okusu), a married woman -- and his other "lover," Ine (Eriko Kasuda), a fairly corporeal spirit. The film is set in 1926, when cinema was silent -- and that era is evoked in Kagero-za. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi

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Unrated, 2 hr. 19 min.

Directed by: Seijun Suzuki

Release Date: August 21, 1981

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DVD Release Date: March 7, 2006

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Fernando F. Croce
March 7, 2006
Fernando F. Croce, Slant Magazine

Kageroza's alternate title, Heat-Haze Theatre, perfectly illustrates the ineffable sensuality and perverse randomness of Seijun Suzuki's late-period arabesque. Full Review

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