Funeral Parade of Roses

In the underground drag scene of late-‘60s Tokyo, young androgyne Eddie (Shinnosuke "Pîtâ" Ikehata) had a powerful attraction to drug-dealing club owner Gonda (Yoshio Tsuchiya). With blackmailing transvestite rival Leda (Osamu Ogasawara) out of the way, Eddie’s successful pursuit would come with tragic consequences. Toshio Matsumoto’s avant-garde, ahead-of-its-time opus also stars Yoshimi Jô, Toyosaburo Uchiyama. 105 min. Standard; Soundtrack: Japanese; Subtitles: English; audio commentary; bonus shorts by Matsumoto; theatrical trailers. In Japanese with English subtitles.