Released:
1971-05-18

Overview:
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.

Director:
Nagisa Ōshima

Runtime:
2h 3min

Genre:
Drama

• Cast:
• 
  Kenzō Kawarasaki
  as
  Sakurada Masuo
• 
  Atsuko Kaku
  as
  Sakurada Ritsuko
• 
  Atsuo Nakamura
  as
  Tachibana Terumichi
• 
  Nobuko Otowa
  as
  Sakurada Shizu
• 
  Hōsei Komatsu
  as
  Sakurada Isamu