Nagisa OshimaCast
Kei Sato 
Kenzo Kawarasaki Atsuko Kaku 
Nobuko Otowa
Credits
Written by: 
Tsutomu Tamura
Plot
The history of a family told through ceremonies.
Sinekatalog’s take
Nagisa Oshima's family saga tells postwar Japan's history through a clan's ceremonies, weddings and funerals, tinged with sinister secrets. Cool, stylised and satirical, it is a rich and caustic portrait of tradition and authority.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.2 / 10 (1,489 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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