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The House of Wooden Blocks (1968)
84 min | Drama

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The House of Wooden Blocks (1968)

84 min | Drama

Masumura's 40th film, for which he collaborated on the script, shows plot irrationality perhaps due to the newspaper serial original, perhaps to the adolescent behavior he portrays. The extremes of self-sacrifice in some of the characters ...See moreMasumura's 40th film, for which he collaborated on the script, shows plot irrationality perhaps due to the newspaper serial original, perhaps to the adolescent behavior he portrays. The extremes of self-sacrifice in some of the characters such as Hisayo and Sugiura contrast too sharply with the animal brutality of Sasabayashi and Namie, and the result is more caricature than realism. The harsh selfishness of Ichiro¯ and the abrupt techniques used to present his interior thoughts (double exposure of a naked Yuri as he undresses her with his eyes) prevent him in the end from winning audience sympathy. Part of a late sixties trend toward adolescent sexuality subject matter. Written by patriot See less

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8 cast members

Name	Known for
Ayako Wakao Hisayo Kawakami Hisayo Kawakami See fewer	Seisaku's Wife (1965)
Ken Ogata Yûji Sugiura Yûji Sugiura See fewer	Vengeance Is Mine (1979)
Kayo Matsuo Namie Namie See fewer	Shogun Assassin (1980)
Eiko Azusa Midori Sasabayashi Midori Sasabayashi See fewer	Thousand Cranes (1969)
Yôko Namikawa Yuri Tsushima Yuri Tsushima See fewer	Tale of Dark Ocean Chivalry: With the Courage of Desperation (1970)
Yoshiro Uchida Ichirô Sasabayashi Ichirô Sasabayashi See fewer	Gamera: The Giant Monster (1965)
Michiko Araki Toki Sasabayashi Toki Sasabayashi See fewer	Red Beard (1965)
Asao Uchida Gôchi Sasabayashi Gôchi Sasabayashi See fewer	Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)