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Throw Away Your Books, Rally in the Streets

1971·2h 17m
DramaMusic
IMDb Rating
★ 7.5/10
2,595 votes

An angst-ridden teen dealing with his dysfunctional family hits the streets. The story is inter-cut with various psychedelic, energetic vignettes.

Throw Away Your Books, Rally in the Streets is a 1971 drama music movie directed by Shûji Terayama, starring Yukiko Kobayashi, Fudeko Tanaka, Eimei Sasaki. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.5/10 from 2,595 votes and runs 2h 17m.

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Director
Shûji Terayama
Stars
Yukiko Kobayashi
Fudeko Tanaka
Eimei Sasaki
Masahiro Saito
Creators
Shûji Terayama
Details
1971-04-24
137 min
Movie
★ Japan
★ Japanese
Keywords
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