The Japanese Sandman
2008, English. Directed by Ed Buhr.
At once wryly comedic travelogue and heartbreaking tale of love lost, THE JAPANESE SANDMAN is a visual interpretation of a letter William Burroughs' wrote to Allen Ginsberg in 1953, recounting his travels in Central America. Told through Burroughs' wickedly incisive voice, cocaine snorting in Panama and post-prom hand-jobs in 1931 St. Louis become a meditation on loss, memory and the human condition.
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- 0h 12m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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- 15 June 2008
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- William S. Burroughs
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Who directed The Japanese Sandman?
The Japanese Sandman (2008) was directed by Ed Buhr and stars John Fleck, Stephen Twardokus, Amy O'Neill.