Yopparai tengoku
Drunkard's Paradise![](/media/filmstills/2011/forum/20114173_1_RWD_1380.jpg)
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Yopparai tengoku | Drunkard’s Paradise by Shibuya Minoru
JPN 1962, Forum
© Shochiku Co., Ltd.
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Yopparai tengoku | Drunkard’s Paradise by Shibuya Minoru
JPN 1962, Forum
© Shochiku Co., Ltd.
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Shibuya Minoru
Yopparai tengoku | Drunkard’s Paradise by Shibuya Minoru
JPN 1962, Forum
© Shochiku Co., Ltd.
The office worker Atsumi Kozi and his adult son are both heavy drinkers. A grave accident occurs during one of their drinking bouts. This social satire examines why people drink. Whereas a comedic tone prevails in the first half, the movie develops into a scathing indictment of a society that is willing to accept such behavior. Ryu Chishu’s drinker is a typical Shibuyan figure of excess – his twisted body and exaggerated drunkenness epitomize the whole cruelty of life.
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