As Oshima recalls about <i>Asu no taiyô</i>, this kind of "salutation movie (?)" (aisatsu eiga) were screened in movie theatre as well as feature films. They were neither trailer of upcoming films nor movie in itself, but something what aimed at introducing Shôchiku new faces. Something like a short PR film... And I assumed that this kind of short film would be packaged with full-length feature films, thanks to the <i>nihondate</i> system (double feature). <br>
For this <i>Asu no taiyô</i>, Oshima claims to have directed everything, from scenario to casting of actors and staff, editing, etc. I imagine that's why it is often considered as Oshima's first film, and why it should not be regarded on the same level as the trailers he made for Oba Hideo for instance.<br>
<br>Anyway, would not Jonouchi Motoharu <i>Gewaltpia trailer </i>(1969) be an example of the "fake trailer" we are now talking about ?<br><br>Mathieu Capel<br>Paris<br><br><br>