June 4

Werner PICK - The Emperor's Naked Army Marches On

(1987, KAZUO HARA) Senior citizen wrestling matches ensue as car mechanic/convicted murderer (14 years for killing a real-estate broker) Kenzo Okuzaki won't take no for an answer as he relentlessly pursues the truth about the intra-regimental murders in his WWII unit. So controversial in Japan no major distributor would touch it. "Stands as one of the most harrowing, astonishing documentaries about war ever thrown onto celluloid." - Ed Halter, Village Voice.