Emperor Tomato Ketchup (film)
Emperor Tomato Ketchup (トマトケチャップ皇帝, Tomato Kechappu Kōtei) is a Japanese short experimental film made by Shūji Terayama. A 27-minute cut was released in 1971. A "director's cut" of sorts, attempting to recreate the film as originally made in 1970, was released as a 75-minute feature in 1996, 13 years after Terayama's death.[1][2]
| Emperor Tomato Ketchup | |
|---|---|
| Hepburn | Tomato Kechappu Kōtei |
| Directed by | Shūji Terayama |
| Produced by | Art Theatre Guild |
| Written by | Shūji Terayama |
| Starring | Keiko Niitaka Salvador Tari |
| Distributed by | Daguerreo Press |
Release date |
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Running time | 27 min (1971) 75 min (1996) |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Plot
A young boy is the emperor of a country in which children have overthrown the adults.
Cast
- Keiko Niitaka
- Salvador Tari
- Tarō Apollo
- Mitsufumi Hashimoto
Influence
The British alternative rock band Stereolab named their 1996 album Emperor Tomato Ketchup after the film.
Further reading
- Eaton, Thomas Dylan (2009). The Imaginary Martial Theatre of Shuji Terayama's Emperor Tomato Ketchup, Afterall 22, pp. 91–97.
References
- トマトケチャップ皇帝 (in Japanese). jmdb.ne.jp JMDB. Retrieved 2012-12-06.
- あらすじ・解説 - トマトケチャップ皇帝 オリジナル完全版 (in Japanese). movie.goo.ne.jp. Archived from the original on 2016-04-26. Retrieved 2012-12-06.
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