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The Sun's Burial

The Sun's Burial

Will things change for the better?

19606.41h 28m

Overview

In Osaka's slum, capricious folks without futures engage in pilfering, assault and robbery, prostitution, and the trading of ID cards and blood.

Directed by Nagisa Ōshima
Written by Toshirō Ishidō, Nagisa Ōshima
Produced by Tomio Ikeda
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Top Cast

Masahiko Tsugawa

Masahiko Tsugawa

Shin

Kayoko Honoo

Kayoko Honoo

Hanako

Isao Sasaki

Isao Sasaki

Takeshi

Fumio Watanabe

Fumio Watanabe

Yosehei

Kamatari Fujiwara

Kamatari Fujiwara

Batasuke

Tanie Kitabayashi

Tanie Kitabayashi

Chika

Junzaburō Ban

Junzaburō Ban

Yotsematsu

Yūsuke Kawazu

Yūsuke Kawazu

Yasu

Kei Satō

Kei Satō

Sakaguchi

Rokkō Toura

Rokkō Toura

Masa

Themes & Keywords

youth gangosaka, japanpovertyprostitutionpost war japanjapanese new waveslum dwellersblood

About The Sun's Burial

The Sun's Burial is a drama, crime film released in 1960 exploring themes of youth gang, osaka, japan, poverty, prostitution, post war japan, japanese new wave. Directed by Nagisa Ōshima, it stars Masahiko Tsugawa, Kayoko Honoo, Isao Sasaki. In Osaka's slum, capricious folks without futures engage in pilfering, assault and robbery, prostitution, and the trading of ID cards and blood.

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