Toshio Matsumoto

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Japanese film director and video artist best known for the 1969 experimental film Bara No Soretsu (Funeral Parade of Roses).

Born 1932, died 2017. Japanese film director, video artist and academic; best known for Funeral Parade of Roses (Bara no Soretsu, 1969).

A single DeBaser review praises Toshio Matsumoto's 1969 film Bara No Soretsu (Funeral Parade of Roses) for its experimental, non-linear storytelling, rich black-and-white imagery, and themes of crossdressing and performance. The reviewer highlights pop-art and nouvelle vague influences and draws an (admiring) comparison to Kubrick. The review treats the film as a bold example of late-1960s cinematic play.