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.

Credits

Nagisa ŌshimaDirector

Kenzō KawarasakiSakurada Masuo

Atsuko KakuSakurada Ritsuko

Atsuo NakamuraTachibana Terumichi

Nobuko OtowaSakurada Shizu