Is Throw Away Your Books, Rally in the Streets sad?

Yes, very. More sad than 96% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Throw Away Your Books, Rally in the Streets end with hope?

No. Less hopeful than 91% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Throw Away Your Books, Rally in the Streets scary?

Yes. More frightening than 76% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Throw Away Your Books, Rally in the Streets easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Throw Away Your Books, Rally in the Streets violent?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Throw Away Your Books, Rally in the Streets

Name: Throw Away Your Books, Rally in the Streets
Genre: Drama
Released: 1971
Duration: 137 min
Rating: 7.4
Cast: Hideaki Sasaki, Masahiro Saito, Yukiko Kobayashi, Fudeko Tanaka, Sei Hiraizumi

Directed by Shūji Terayama

Produced by Jinriki Hikoki Sha, Art Theatre Guild

1971137 min7.4 / 10

A disorienting, intellectually demanding avant-garde film that uses psychedelic imagery and formal experimentation to explore existential despair, family trauma, and alienation in 1970s Japan.

An experimental, psychedelic odyssey through Japanese subculture experienced via the eyes of a disillusioned young man, who must contend with intense familial dysfunction, psychosexual alienation, and existentialist malaise.

Clusters

Dark Comedy Nightmares Art and Philosophy Movements Family and Marriage Problems Film Genres and Movements Psychedelic Drug Culture

Genres

Drama

Keywords

Dysfunctional Family Art House Avant-garde Psychedelic Japanese New Wave

Questions people ask

Is Throw Away Your Books, Rally in the Streets sad? Yes, very. More sad than 96% of films.
Does Throw Away Your Books, Rally in the Streets end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.
Is Throw Away Your Books, Rally in the Streets scary? Yes. More frightening than 76% of films.
Is Throw Away Your Books, Rally in the Streets easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Is Throw Away Your Books, Rally in the Streets violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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