Directions to Servants · 1978
Directions to Servants (1978) is a Comedy film directed by Shūji Terayama, starring Keiko Niitaka, Yoko Ran, Salvador Tari.
Comedy
Overview
A man claiming to be the heir of an estate in northern japan finds himself at the doors of his mansion, only to find it overrun by servants and maids playing pretend as master or mistress, while the real master is nowhere to be found. As he makes his way down the many rooms of the mansion and witnesses the staff's strange antics, he gradually loses his own role and sense of identity. In this subversive play performed by Tenjo Sajiki, the spectator is asked to question their own role as hierarchical structures are reversed and walls between character and actor, actor and audience gradually break down.
Cast
Keiko Niitaka, Yoko Ran, Salvador Tari, Pancho Meguro
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What is "Directions to Servants" about?
A man claiming to be the heir of an estate in northern japan finds himself at the doors of his mansion, only to find it overrun by servants and maids playing pretend as master or mistress, while the real master is nowhere to be found. As he makes his way down the many rooms of the mansion and witnesses the staff's strange antics, he gradually loses his own role and sense of identity. In this subversive play performed by Tenjo Sajiki, the spectator is asked to question their own role as hierarchical structures are reversed and walls between character and actor, actor and audience gradually break down.
When was "Directions to Servants" released?
Directions to Servants was released in 1978.
Who stars in "Directions to Servants"?
The cast includes Keiko Niitaka, Yoko Ran, Salvador Tari, Pancho Meguro.
