A
Excellent
MASTER SCORE 75.9 / 100
1969Drama / Crime1h 37m
BOY
A family of four lives off of scams in which they pretend to be injured by automobiles.
Above the Line
Nagisa Ôshima·DirectorTsutomu Tamura·ScreenplaySeizō Sengen·Director of PhotographyHikaru Hayashi·Original Music ComposerKeiichi Uraoka·Editor
Cast
Fumio Watanabe·FatherAkiko Koyama·StepmotherTetsuo Abe·BoyTakeshi Kinoshota·Younger BrotherYun Yun-Do·Victim (uncredited)LoLo Cannon·(uncredited)
Full Crew(25 credits)
Full Crew
(25 credits)
Directing· 4
Nagisa Ōshima·DirectorKiyoshi Ogasawara·Assistant DirectorDaiji Ozeki·Assistant DirectorYun-Do Yun·Assistant Director
Writing· 1
Tsutomu Tamura·Screenplay
Camera· 7
Seizō Sengen·Director of PhotographyYasuhiro Yoshioka·Director of PhotographyFumihiko Kurata·Camera OperatorMasayuki Nonomura·Camera OperatorShizuo Satô·Camera OperatorHayato Takahashi·Camera OperatorTakashi Ueno·Camera Operator
Editing· 3
Keiichi Uraoka·EditorSueko Shiraishi·EditorShikako Takahashi·Assistant Editor
Sound & Music· 4
Hikaru Hayashi·Original Music ComposerHideo Nishizaki·SoundAkira Suzuki·Sound Effects EditorAkira Suzuki·Sound Recordist
Art & Design· 2
Shigemasa Toda·Production DesignShigemasa Toda·Art Direction
Production· 3
Masayuki Nakajima·ProducerTakuji Yamaguchi·ProducerToshimi Kinoshita·Production Supervisor
Other Departments· 1
Akira Suzuki·Special Effects
By the Numbers
75.9
OF 100
Master Score
7.4
OF 10
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CRITICS
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Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION
A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind Boy's key art.
Dominant Palette
3 colors
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Mood
Playful, Energetic, Humorous
Composition
Layered
Era
2000s 2010s Anime
Visual Style
Illustrated
“The image is an illustrated movie poster featuring multiple anime-style characters, mostly young boys, dressed in green or teal ninja outfits, against a backgro”
comedyadventureanimation
Key Elements
ClipboardPenKnivesSmall Round Objects (possibly Bombs)AbacusBlunt Weapon
Atmosphere
Vibrant
Color Mood
Mixed
Setting
Abstract
Design Score
8/10
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