Show more

United Red Army

Summary: The film outlines Japanese students movements in the 60s, then shows the formation of the Japanese United Red Army, a communist armed resistance group.

Release Date: May 27, 2011

Genres: Drama, Crime

Director: Kôji Wakamatsu

Writers: Kôji Wakamatsu

, Masayuki Kakegawa

Runtime: 3 h 10 min

MPAA: Not Rated

Production: Skhole Co., Wakamatsu Production

Distributor: GoDigital Media Group, Lorber Films, Dissidenz International

Country: Japan

Language: Japanese

Domestic: $ 2,659

International: $ 6,659

Cast

Stars:

Supporting cast:

Other Cast, Production

Other cast:

Production:

Representation

Tags / Keywords

archive footage armed terrorists assumed superiority based on novel based on true story beaten to death bully bullying bullying behavior collectivism collectivist communism communist cultlike dogma dogmatism double standard eight word title end justifies the means execution extremist group extremist political ideology failed test failing a test far left far left politics feeling entitled female bully female bullying female nudity female revolutionary female terrorist furigana in title group name in title harsh criticism hiragana in title hostage hypocrisy hypocrite hypocritical ideological purity impurity infighting japanese history justifiable homicide kanji in title karuizawa killing in the name of love left wing left wing politics left wing radical left wing terrorism left winger leftism leftist leftist politics leftist radical leftist radical group location in title male terrorist marxism militancy militant militant command post militant group moral superiority complex new left place name in title political fanaticism political infighting political militant political purge political terrorism purge purging purity purity test real life terrorism scare reference to josef stalin reference to mao zedong regressive left revolutionary revolutionary group revolutionary organization revolutionary woman self criticism self destruction self destructive self destructive behavior self destructiveness self righteousness sense of entitlement snow stabbed in the chest student student activism student activist student group student leader student movement student politics student power student radical suicide superiority complex taken hostage by terrorists terrorism terrorist terrorist base terrorist camp terrorist group terrorist leader terrorist organization terrorist training camp torture turning against each other university violence woman revolutionary woman terrorist year 1960 year 1966 year 1968 year 1970 year 1971 year 1972

Similar Movies

Parental Guide

Global Consensus

Audience Reviews:

Critic Reviews:

Internet Zeitgest:

Comments:

Your Name:

Password:

Cancel Comment

Feedback