Shinjuku Mad

Nearly as overwhelmingly preachy as it is dull and repetitive.

Seems like Wakamatsu and Adachi probably intend this as a critique of revolutionary groups that don't see avant-garde cultural practice as contributing to the struggle, and of the way these groups consequently descend into nihilistic paranoia about impure elements, thereby losing sight of the battle for true revolutionary freedom. In any case, the film is very rudimentary, and the best that can be said is that it records the look of the area at the time and the jazzy soundtrack is listenable.