GISHIKI
The history from the end of the Second World War until the early 1970s of a well-off family living in provincial Japan. The film focusses on the weddings, funerals and other ceremonies the family has held and is seen through the eyes of Masuo, one of the sons who was born in Manchuria.
Cast & credits
Cast
- Masuo Sakurada Kenzo Kawarazaki
- Terumichi Tachibana Atsuo Nakamura
- Setsuko Sakurada Akiko Koyama
- Ritsuko Sakurada Atsuko Kaku
- Tadashi Sakurada Kiyoshi Tsuchiya
- Kazuomi Sakurada Kei Sato
- Shizu Sakurada Nobuko Otowa
- Tomiko Sakurada Shizue Kawarazaki
- Kiku Sakurada Maki Takayama
- Isamu Sakurada Hôsei Komatsu
- Susumu Sakurada Fumio Watanabe
- Mamoru Sakurada Rokko Toura
- Chiyo Sakurada Sue Mitobe
- Takeyo Tachibana Eitarô Ozawa
- Isamu's Wife Chisako Hara
- old man Taiji Tonoyama
- Masuo as a child Ryuichi Tsubaki
- Ritsuko as a child Yumi Narushima
- Terumichi as a child Yoshiaki Ota
- Tadashi as a child Yukihiro Tsubaki
Credits
Direction
- Director Nagisa Oshima
- Assistant Director Kiyoshi Ogasawara
Production
- Production Company Sozo-sha
- Production Company A.G.T.
- Producer Kinshiru Kuzui
- Producer Takuji Yamaguchi
- Production Manager Masanori Sanada
Writing
- Screenplay Tsutomu Tamura
- Screenplay Mamoru Sasaki
- Screenplay Nagisa Oshima
Photography
- Director of Photography Tôichirô Narushima
- Lighting Reijiro Yamashita
Editing
- Editor Keiichi Uraoka
Design
- Art Director Jusho Toda
Make-up
- Hair and Make-up Hisao Uno
- Hair and Make-up Hideko Murahashi
Music
- Music Toru Takemitsu
Sound
- Sound Hideo Nishizaki