Matsui's debut film, "Rusty Empty Can" (1979), was photographed by Sogo Ishii; nonetheless the film turned out to be a serious and emotionally painful one unlike Ishii's speedy roller-coaster movies. The film which depicts a homosexual relationship was successful at the many film festival held in Japan, including selection at the 1979 Pia Film Festival. "Rusty Empty Can" is still shown at theatres today as it has become the pioneer of cult movies with devoted fans and approval from Nagisa Oshima and Shuji Terayama.
Stars: Mitsuhiko Akita, Saburo Tamura, Kazuhiro Sano
Crew: Yoshihiko Matsui (Director), Gakuryu Ishii (Director of Photography), Yoshihiko Matsui (Writer), Hiroyuki Kiyosue (Assistant Director), Yoshihiko Matsui (Producer)
Country: Japan
Language: 日本語
Studio: Kyôeisha
Runtime: 59 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Apr 21, 1979
IMDb: 5
Keywords:lgbt
