---
title: 'Funeral Parade of Roses (1969)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Toshio Matsumoto'
released: '1969-09-13'
runtime_minutes: 105
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Japan'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/funeral-parade-of-roses-1969'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0064068/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Funeral Parade of Roses (1969)

1969 · 105 min · Drama · Japan

Original title: 薔薇の葬列

## Synopsis

Funeral Parade of Roses is a 1969 Japanese experimental film written and directed by Toshio Matsumoto. It is a loose adaptation of the Greek tragedy Oedipus Rex, set in the underground gay culture of 1960s Tokyo. Considered part of the Angura film movement, it combines elements of arthouse, documentary, and experimental filmmaking. The film centers 'gay-boy' Eddie, a young transgender woman working at a gay bar in Tokyo played by well-known Japanese gay entertainer Peter. The plot follows Eddie as she engages in a sexual relationship with the bar's owner, who promotes her as the lead girl of the establishment. According to Matsumoto, Funeral Parade of Roses is "in a way a film about filmmaking" and "a film about boundaries".

## Credits

- **Director:** [Toshio Matsumoto](https://cinepixo.com/people/toshio-matsumoto)
- **Screenplay:** [Toshio Matsumoto](https://cinepixo.com/people/toshio-matsumoto)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Joji Yuasa](https://cinepixo.com/people/joji-yuasa)
- **Director of Photography:** [Tatsuo Suzuki](https://cinepixo.com/people/tatsuo-suzuki)

## Cast

- [Peter](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter)
- [Yoshio Tsuchiya](https://cinepixo.com/people/yoshio-tsuchiya)
- [Emiko Azuma](https://cinepixo.com/people/emiko-azuma)

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