Dogra Magra

Friday, February 28 - Saturday, March 1, 2025

From Japanese cult visionary Toshio Matsumoto (FUNERAL PARADE OF ROSES) comes another masterful cinematic exploration of memory and identity from one of the country’s greatest experimental minds. An amnesic young man awakens in an asylum to learn that he has been charged for killing his bride on their wedding day. Driven to learn more about his condition, his doctors proceed with a series of experimental treatments to tap into his familial history and, thus, find the source of his violent impulses. As the lines between fantasy and history begin to blur, the man must grapple with the truths of both his past and present to free himself from the burdens of his illness. With its kaleidoscopic style and enigmatic tone, DOGRA MAGRA is Matsumoto in top form: mystifying, intelligent, electrifying.

Screening as part of Toshio Matsumoto: Double Exposure

• Country Japan
• Language Japanese with English subtitles
• Year 1988
• Running Time 109 minutes
• Format DCP
• Distributor AGFA
• Director Toshio Matsumoto
• Cast Shijaku Katsura, Yoji Matsuda, Eri Misawa, Hideo Murota, Kyôko Enami
• Accessibility Assistive Listening, T-Coil

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