Based on a true story, a Japanese boy's suicide is elevated to the status of metaphor for Japan's feudal system and its strict adherence to conformity.
Makoto Akiyama
Acting
Mayumi Morita
Tamami Narita
Shin Ogatsu
Noriyuki Suzuki
Fumiki Watanabe
Directing
Battle Royale
All Day and a Night
Intentions of Murder
God's Pocket
The Ballad of Narayama
Farming
Taboo
Babylon
El Chicano
A Dry White Season