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Mao Tse-Tung and the Cultural Revolution
JAPAN · 1969

Mao Tse-Tung and the Cultural Revolution

Nagisa Oshima
Chinese Communist Revolution Cultural Revolution Mao Zedong Political Dictatorship Social Upheaval
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Synopsis

Nagisa Oshima's documentary details the rise of Chairman Mao during the revolution and shows the Communist Party's struggle and cultural upheaval. Made in 1969 for NTV station, this TV documentary also questions Mao's dictator tendency during the cultural revolution.

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