
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.

Sakurada Masuo
Sakurada Ritsuko

Tachibana Terumichi

Sakurada Shizu

Sakurada Isamu

Sakurada Mamoru