Funeral Parade of Roses

Toshio Matsumoto’s towering cult classic transplants Oedipus Rex to queer 1960s Tokyo, upending every expectation and formal convention along the way. Eddie, a glamorous hostess and star on-the-rise, finds herself entangled in a rage-fuelled love triangle with her employer and disapproving rival. In a dizzying helter-skelter between genres, pop-art set pieces and heightened visuals, Eddie’s tragic backstory is gradually revealed. Defying categorisation at every turn, this deliriously surreal journey through queer Tokyo and the inner psyches of its inhabitants is an unalloyed joy.