Synopsis | The titular anti-hero takes a job at the Slaughterhouse Saloon, “an arena of dreams where characters, images and situations from popular culture are transmitted into something entirely new.” (Tony Rayns) There, Billy encounters dish-washer Marx Engels, femme-fatale Sharlotte Rampling (sic) and a range of cultural figures in new guises, including Harry Callahan, Bruce Springsteen and Jesus.

Background | The film has not been available anywhere with English subtitles, and hasn’t screened in the west at all, since its original, lauded festival run. This event marks its 35th anniversary with an all-new English translation.

A note on materials | The New Morning of Billy the Kid is screening from the best currently-available materials, which are derived from the Japanese commercial DVD. We hope that this screening (the first in the West for 30+ years) and our newly translated English subtitles (long since unavailable), will encourage further screenings, the re-discovery of the 35mm print once in festival circulation and/or, even better, a full restoration and release.