
Overview
In a military family, an illegitimate son is brutalized by his brothers. A patriarchal, feudalistic household where dissent is forbidden is used to reveal the whole imperialist system that afflicted Japan between 1921 and 1946. Winner of the Crystal Globe at the Karlovy Vary Film Festival.
Cast
Rentaro Mikuni
Hantaro Kido
Katsuo Nakamura
Tomohide, the fourth son of Kido
Hizuru Takachiho
Haru, beloved of Tomohide
Kōji Nanbara
Yoshitoshi, the third son of Kido
Chōko Iida
Masu
Hiroshi Kondō
Kojiro, second son of Kido
Shouichi Nishida
Ichirojo, Kido's eldest son
Tomo'o Nagai
The regimental commander
Ton Shimada
Ōta
Triple Trouble
Another Summer Holiday
Leila's Brothers
Kill Shot
Hallow Road
The Good Teacher
The Home
King Kong Escapes
Not Without My Shrink
Julius Caesar
Night Always Comes
The Monk and the Gun
Dove osano le cicogne
Becoming Led Zeppelin
Godzilla vs. Megaguirus
Great Freedom
The Man Without a Past
Sovereign
Wall to Wall
Monster Island