Grass Labyrinth
7.3
Akira is haunted by a "bouncing ball" song that he remembers his mother singing when he was a small child, and now on the verge of a sexually active adulthood, he wants to find the origins of the song. The young man ostensibly wanders into a time-warp in which aspects from his childhood and adulthood mix together. In this never-never land he comes across a beautiful woman/witch who is lost inside the labyrinth of her mansion, just as the young man is lost in the labyrinth of time — and on some levels, perhaps the labyrinth of his subconscious.
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Cast
15 people
Hiroshi Mikami
Young Akira
Known for
Premonition
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters
Takeshi Wakamatsu
Akira
Known for
Ring 0
Fruits of Passion
Keiko Niitaka
Mother
Known for
Pastoral: To Die in the Country
Fruits of Passion
Jūzō Itami
Principal / Priest / Old man
Known for
Lord Jim
Lady Snowblood 2: Love Song of Vengeance
Miho Fukuya
Girl
Also in
Eko Eko Azarak II: Birth of the Wizard
The King of Minami: Reverse Inheritance
Ryoko Kinoyama
Also in
Confession of a Female College Student: Red Temptress
Rapewoman: Dirty Sunday
Akiko Suetsugu
Known for
Fruits of Passion
Yoko Ran
Known for
Pastoral: To Die in the Country
Yutaka Nemoto
Also in
Third Base
The Boxer
Momoko Yaguchi
Also in
Onna hisho: Nameru
Masaharu Saito
Also in
Sweet Scent of Eros
Girl Assault
Hiromi Kawai
Also in
Private Collections
Shūji Terayama Director · Rio Kishida Screenplay Izumi Kyōka Story
United States release November 3, 1979 · Produced in Japan, France · Original title 草迷宮
Production
Jinriki Hikoki Sha
Production
Japan · France
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Languages
Original title
草迷宮
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
France · June 27, 1979
Premiere · As part of Private Collections
United States · November 3, 1979
Theatrical
Japan · November 12, 1983
Theatrical
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