Carnival in the Night

Director	Masashi Yamamoto
Year	1981
Country	Japan
Runtime	1h 49m
Language	Japanese In Japanese with English subtitles
Format	DCP
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Synopsis

Motherhood has never been so punk. Masashi Yamamoto’s gritty 16mm jishu‑eiga sees single mother Kumi (Kumiko Ohta) hand her kid over to her ex and descend into a dark underground of squatters, hustlers, and explosives hobbyists for one last hurrah. A cry from the gutter from the director of ROBINSON’S GARDEN and WHAT’S UP CONNECTION in a new 2K restoration.

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