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.
The Ballad of Narayama
★ 7.5
The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice
Shoplifters
★ 7.8
Early Summer
★ 7.9
An Autumn Afternoon
Nobody Knows
★ 8.0
Museum
★ 6.7
Rhapsody in August
★ 7.2
A Man
★ 7.1
The End of Summer
Profound Desires of the Gods
★ 7.4
Tokyo Story
★ 8.2
The Insect Woman
After the Storm
The 47 Ronin
★ 6.9
Our Little Sister
★ 7.6
Late Spring
From Up on Poppy Hill
Repast
Drowning by Numbers
★ 7.0
The Pipe
★ 0.0
The Company She Keeps
★ 6.2
Ballet Shoes
★ 4.0
Hindi Tao Hindi Hayop
Badge of Honor
★ 5.3
A Fantastic Ghost Wedding
Stuart Saves His Family
Good Morning
★ 7.7
The Ace of Hearts
★ 6.5
City Island
When Darkness Falls
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
Harry and Max
★ 5.5
The Sea
★ 6.3
Family Viewing
The Cigarette
★ 6.8
Beautiful Kate
★ 5.7
Hard Truths
★ 6.4
Crimen en familia
★ 4.7