Funeral Parade of Roses
“Who's the fairest of them all?”
In 1960s Tokyo, Gonda owns a bar in which the gay, cross-dresser, and trans scenes meet. Gonda is in a relationship with the madam of the bar, Leda. As the younger Eddie starts a passionate affair with Gonda, she ignites the jealousy of Leda, unaware of another kind of history between them.
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Cast
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Shinnosuke Ikehata
Eddie
Known for
Ran
Death Note: The Last Name
Yoshio Tsuchiya
Gonda
Known for
Seven Samurai
Destroy All Monsters
Emiko Azuma
Eddie's Mother
Also in
Kagero-za
Night Drum
Toshiya Fujita
Known for
Tampopo
Fruits of Passion
Kiyoshi Awazu
Known for
Pastoral: To Die in the Country
Osamu Ogasawara
Leda
No other roles listed
Yoshimi Jô
Jimi
No other roles listed
Koichi Nakamura
Juju
Also in
Fort Graveyard
Flamenco Umeji
Greco
No other roles listed
Saako Oota
Mari
No other roles listed
Tarô Manji
Nora
No other roles listed
Toyosaburo Uchiyama
Guevara
Also in
High Noon Rape
Sex Crimes
Toshio Matsumoto Director · Joji Yuasa Composer Tatsuo Suzuki Cinematographer
United States release October 29, 1970 · Produced in Japan · Production Matsumoto Production
Production
Art Theatre Guild
Production
Matsumoto Production
Production
Japan
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Original title
薔薇の葬列
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · September 13, 1969
Theatrical
United States · October 29, 1970
Theatrical
Finland
June 26, 2020 · Premiere · Official Finnish premiere, 4K restoration
France
February 20, 2019 · Theatrical
Sweden
September 13, 1969 · Theatrical
Taiwan
October 5, 2025 · Premiere · Taiwan International Queer Film Festival
January 18, 2026 · Premiere · TFAI - Love, Death & Rebels: The Japanese New Wave
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