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Smallpox Tale

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The smallpox virus has created its own unique atmosphere in Terayama’s film where the skin of a bandaged adolescent and the surface of the filmic image are subjected to a bizarre ‘disturbance’ as snails cross the screen and nails are…

DirectorShūji Terayama
WriterShūji Terayama
ProducerEiko Kujo

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Cast · Directed by Shūji Terayama

KNKeiko Niitaka
Keiko Niitaka
YRYoko Ran
Yoko Ran
TWTakeshi Wakamatsu
Takeshi Wakamatsu

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