The War of Jan-Ken-Pon

The War of Jan-Ken-Pon

12 mins | War | Jan. 1, 1971

Paper-Scissor-Rock wars draws an episode where the two generals portray the Second World War, mostly through the rock-scissors-bag, but also by some absurd torture techniques that bring to mind some sort of Japanese artificial 70s jack ass. To the sound of classical music, birds chirping and Nazi incendiary speeches travels generals, ever contestant in the seemingly meaningless game around at an abandoned industrial area.

The War of Jan-Ken-Pon

12 mins | War | Jan. 1, 1971

The War of Jan-Ken-Pon
Paper-Scissor-Rock wars draws an episode where the two generals portray the Second World War, mostly through the rock-scissors-bag, but also by some absurd torture techniques that bring to mind some sort of Japanese artificial 70s jack ass. To the sound of classical music, birds chirping and Nazi incendiary speeches travels generals, ever contestant in the seemingly meaningless game around at an abandoned industrial area.
IMDb rating 5.5
Producers Art Theatre Guild
Original title ジャンケン戦争
Directors Kiyomasa Kawakita, Shūji Terayama
Writers Shūji Terayama