Film · Documentary

Security Treaty (1959)

An early experimental film by Toshio Matsumoto. Produced as part of the student riots in Japan at the start of the 1960s, Matsumoto uses collage, archival footage, and impassioned narration to create an expressive, visceral criticism of the US-Japan Security Treaty.

Director

Toshio Matsumoto

Writers

Toshio Matsumoto, Hiroshi Sekine

Country

Japan

Language

Japanese

Release date

September 1, 1959

Original title

安保条約