Masao Adachi (足立正生 Adachi Masao, born May 13, 1939) is a Japanese screenwriter, director, actor and former Japanese Red Army member who was most active in the 1960s and 1970s. He was born in Fukuoka Prefecture.
Masao Adachi | |
|---|---|
 Masao Adachi in 1967 | |
| Born | May 13, 1939 |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Other names | Izuru Deguchi, De Deguchi, Yoshiaki Otani |
| Alma mater | Nihon University |
| Occupation(s) | Screenwriter, film director, actor |
| Years active | 1961- c. 1970 / 2003-present |
| Movement | Japanese New Wave |
Career
editBest known for his writing collaborations with directors Kōji Wakamatsu and Nagisa Oshima, often under the pseudonyms "Izuru Deguchi" or "De Deguchi" (出口出), he also directed a number of his own films, usually dealing with left-wing political themes. Adachi was a prominent director in the Japanese New Wave film movement, producing pink films alongside documentaries.[1] He stopped making films in the early 1970s and joined the Japanese Red Army.[2]
He resided in Lebanon for 28 years, lending assistance to the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine until he was arrested and extradited back to Japan in 2000 due to his connections to the JRA. After being held for a year and a half he was convicted and released based on the time he had already served. Since his release, he has resumed making films.[3]
Adachi directed Revolution+1, a film based on the assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in 2022, focusing on a fictionalized version of the suspect Tetsuya Yamagami.[4][5] On September 27, the day of Abe's state funeral, a special 50-minute version of the film was shown in small theatres across Japan. The film was to be screened at a total of 13 theatres, but one theatre cancelled its screening after receiving a series of threatening phone calls and emails.[6] The full-length 75-minute cut was released on December 24, 2022.[7]
Partial filmography
edit| Year | English title | Japanese title |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Kyou mo mata sugita (今日もまた過ぎた) | |
| 1961 | Bowl | Wan (椀) |
| 1963 | Closed Vagina | Sain (鎖陰) |
| 1966 | Abortion | Datai (堕胎) |
| 1966 | Birth Control Revolution | Hinin kakumei (避妊革命) |
| 1967 | Violated Angels | Okasareta Hakui (犯された白衣) |
| 1967 | Galaxy | Gingakei (銀河系) |
| 1968 | Three Resurrected Drunkards | Kaette kita yopparai (帰って来たヨッパライ) |
| 1968 | Sex Zone | Sei chitai (性地帯 セックスゾーン) |
| 1968 | Sex Games | Sei yūgi (性遊戯) |
| 1969 | Female Student Guerilla | Jogakusei gerira (女学生ゲリラ) |
| 1969 | A.K.A. Serial Killer | Ryakusho / Renzoku shasatsuma (略称・連続射殺魔) |
| 1969 | Go, Go, Second Time Virgin | Yuke Yuke Nidome no Shojo (ゆけゆけ二度目の処女) |
| 1969 | Rebel Woman: Dream Hell | Hanjo mugen jigoku (叛女・夢幻地獄) |
| 1971 | Gushing Prayer | Funshutsu kigan 15-sai no Baishunfu (噴出祈願 十五代の売春婦) |
| 1971 | Ecstasy of the Angels | Tenshi no kōkotsu (天使の恍惚) |
| 1971 | Red Army/PLFP: Declaration of World War | Sekigun-P.F.L.P: Sekai senso sengen (赤軍PFLP・世界戦争宣言) |
| 2007 | Prisoner / Terrorist | Yûheisha - terorisuto (幽閉者 テロリスト) |
| 2016 | Artist of Fasting | Danjiki Geinin (断食芸人) |
| 2022 | Revolution+1 | Revolution+1 |
| 2025 | The Escape | Tōsō (逃走)[8] |
References
edit- ^ Desjardins, Chris (May 27, 2005). Outlaw Masters of Japanese Film. I.B.Tauris & Co. p. 173. ISBN 978-1-84511-090-1.
- ^ "新宿の酒場は日本赤軍よりヒドい!? 若松孝二監督の盟友・足立正生が振り返る60年代". www.cinematoday.jp. December 5, 2012.
- ^ Sharp, Jasper (August 21, 2007). "Midnight Eye interview: Masao Adachi". Retrieved February 2, 2010.
- ^ "Film about Abe murder suspect to screen on day of state funeral". www.asahi.com. September 26, 2022. Retrieved September 29, 2022.
- ^ "安倍氏銃撃事件がモデルの映画「REVOLUTION＋1」は大盛況！ チケット売り切れ＆立ち見続出". news.yahoo.co.jp. September 23, 2022. Retrieved September 29, 2022.
- ^ "Film modeled on Abe shooting suspect draws controversy". www.japantimes.co.jp. October 9, 2022. Archived from the original on October 11, 2022. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
- ^ Kawase, Shinichiro (December 26, 2022). "Final version of film on ex-PM Abe's suspected assassin opens to early queue in Nagoya". Mainichi Shimbun. Archived from the original on July 7, 2023. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
- ^ "逃走". eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved December 6, 2024.
Bibliography
edit- Masao Adachi and Go Hirasawa, Film / Revolution, 2003, 河出書房新社 (in Japanese).
- Masao Adachi, Le Bus de la révolution passera bientôt près de chez toi. Ecrits sur le cinéma, la guérilla et l'avant-garde, Rouge Profond éditeur, 2012 (in French)
- Eric Baudelaire, The Anabasis of May and Fusako Shigenobu. Masao Adachi, and 27 years without images, installation for the MACBA in Barcelona, 2011, text in English and Catalan, film 66 min (in English) and nine screenprints.
External links
edit- "Masao Adachi". Allmovie. Archived from the original on October 22, 2012. Retrieved November 17, 2007.
- "MASAO ADACHI". Retrieved November 17, 2007.
- Masao Adachi (I) at IMDb
- 足立正生 (Adachi Masao) at the Japanese Movie Database (in Japanese)
- "Claudia Siefen im Gespräch mit Masao Adachi" (in German). May 2007. Retrieved April 16, 2008.
- "Intervista ad Adachi Masao" (in Italian). May 2007. Retrieved April 16, 2008.
- "Masao Adachi First Complete Retrospective, Cinémathèque française 2010" (in French). Archived from the original on February 9, 2011. Retrieved February 2, 2011.