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s r Sad, but a well made film. A great time capsule to boot. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Frances H A grim depressingly done view of the lower classes and street people in 1960s Japan told in a starkly realistic way, based on a true story. The focus is a family of drifting scam artists who make use of their child in a dangerous way that leaves him open to injury, pretending to be hit by cars, so that they can collect cash from the drivers for not going to the police. This shows what happens to children in cases where their is no social safety net for the maintenance of families, and no one standing guard over children. It is a stark reminder today of what children will be exposed to in a time when in this country, the government is intent on cutting that safety net that we have now away. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 06/25/17 Full Review Audience Member Certainly one of the best of all Japanese films; quite possibly one of the best films ever made. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Audience Member ???? ?????????????????????? ???????????????????? Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/22/23 Full Review bill t Plenty interesting tale about a despicable family who get by by conning motorists when they think they've hit them! The mother's no good and the father's awful. Lots of rather surprising topics coming out of Japan in 1969! Oshima has a lot of tricks (and film stock!) up his sleeves, so this was an interesting watch. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member Oshima's Boy feels a bit like a slap in the face. Here we see, from the boy's point of view, a few months in his life. His Dad and Stepmom have trained him to jump out in front of cars so they can demand money from the unlucky drivers. He may really get hurt upon occasion. He often escapes to wander on his own and perhaps into a fantasy land filled with people from outer space. He's only 10. Oshima fills the frame with geometrical shapes and often pushes the boy to the edges. Some shots feel ugly and unbalanced but others are beautiful in their way. The family travels all around Japan. We worry about the boy and his younger brother (only 3) - how will they turn out. Possibly not good. Very disconcerting as a film (and worth your time). Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/04/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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