Oshima’s magisterial epic, centering on the ambivalent surviving heir of the Sakurada clan, uses ritual and the microcosm of the traditional family to trace the rise and fall of militaristic Japan across several decades.
Type:
MOVIE
Country:
JP
Genres:
Drama
Release:
May 1971
Production:
Sozosha, Art Theatre Guild
Cast:
Kenzō Kawarasaki, Atsuko Kaku, Atsuo Nakamura, Nobuko Otowa, Hōsei Komatsu, Rokkō Toura, Fumio Watanabe, Shizue Kawarazaki, Chisako Hara, Maki Takayama, Sue Mitobe, Eitarō Ozawa, Taiji Tonoyama, Akiko Koyama, Kei Satō
Tags:
romantic rivalry, patriarchy, dysfunctional family, post war japan, dying traditions, traditional family, cousins in love, ancestral traditions, japanese tradition, suicide by poison, family rivalry, incestuous family
