Emperor Tomato Ketchup. movie clip-01 ( Shūji Terayama, 1971 )

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"Emperor Tomato Ketchup" (1971)
Director: Shūji Terayama

Set in an indeterminate future in which children have overthrown adults and established their own empire, the film does not have a central narrative or identifiable character roles. Rather it depicts a series of graphic tableaux in which children (played onscreen by actual children) engage in cruel and abusive acts against the adults under their dominion. These include scenes of child soldiers arresting, enslaving, executing, and raping helpless victims, often held at gunpoint.
A constitution is read aloud, establishing the basic laws of the empire and the supremacy of children over adults. The title of "Emperor Tomato Ketchup" is derived from the stipulated favorite food of children enshrined in the constitution. The titular boy emperor lazily lords over his parents and shows disinterest in the young girl who is his designated concubine. He later sexually assaults a glamorous woman, suckling on her breasts and placing his head between her thighs.
The violent overthrow of the adult government is understood by the children in the film as akin to rock paper scissors (じゃん・けん・ポン, jan-ken-pon).
The film includes scenes of animal abuse, drag play, fascism, Nazism, racism, rape, the Ku Klux Klan, nudity, and sexual fetishism as well as pantomimed erotic acts involving both children and adults.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Tomato_Ketchup_(film)

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