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.
Kenzō Kawarasaki
Sakurada Masuo
Atsuko Kaku
Sakurada Ritsuko
Atsuo Nakamura
Tachibana Terumichi
Nobuko Otowa
Sakurada Shizu
Hōsei Komatsu
Sakurada Isamu
Rokkō Toura
Sakurada Mamoru
Fumio Watanabe
Susumu
Shizue Kawarazaki
Sakurada Tomiko
Chisako Hara
Isamu's flower girl
Maki Takayama
Sakurada Kiku
Sue Mitobe
Sakurada Chiyo
Eitarō Ozawa
Tachibana Takeyo
Star Spangled Banners
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
Idols of Clay
What's Eating Gilbert Grape
Ditch
Pieces of April
Shoplifters
The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice
The Ballad of Narayama
Early Summer
An Autumn Afternoon
Nobody Knows
Whirlpool of Flesh
Junebug
Behind the Glass
Parenthood
Museum
The End of Summer
Profound Desires of the Gods
Tokyo Story