The read
A Balasaur Score of 75 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.1/10, Rotten Tomatoes 100%, Metacritic 67/100. Scores higher than 87% of the 3,250 2000s drama movies in this catalog. It runs long at 3h 10m.
Synopsis
Two of the most radical student groups form the United Red Army (URA) and head into the mountains to conduct a training camp. Ideology devolves into despotism, and the URA's leaders begin to arbitrarily persecute their followers, a harrowing ordeal that culminates in violence and murder.
Ratings
IMDb7.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Metacritic67/100
32 audience votes
Key crew
- Kōji WakamatsuDirector
- Jim O'RourkeOriginal Music Composer
- Kōji WakamatsuWriter
- Masayuki KakegawaWriter
Cast
- Maki SakaiMieko Toyama
- Arata IuraHiroshi Sakaguchi
- Akie NamikiHiroko Nagata
- Go JibikiTsuneo Mori
- Shima OnishiKunio Bando
- Keigo KasuyaCast
- Akiko MonouCast
- Yuki FujiiCast
- Kaoru OkunukiCast
- Tak SakaguchiCast
- Yugo SasoCast
- Hideo NakaizumiCast
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Themes
resolutionmaoismcontestationpolitical purgestudent revolt