SERIES
August 22–24 at the Trylon
A master provocateur and left-wing intellectual, Ôshima became the face of the Japanese New Wave in the 1960s. He had soured on the movement by 1969 and proceeded to create two family dramas exposing the moral rot he saw in Japanese society.
(1971, 125m, Japanese w/English subtitles) dir Nagisa Ôshima w/Kenzô Kawarasaki, Atsuko Kaku, Atsuo Nakamura. The Sakurada clan goes through a series of weddings and funerals while attempting to maintain the appearance of respectability. Underneath lies a history of incest, xenophobic nationalism, and humiliation. With this striking film, Ôshima shreds the well-worn conventions of the Japanese family…
Screenings: August 22 7:00, August 23 9:00, August 24 3:00
(1969, 97m, Japanese w/English subtitles) dir Nagisa Ôshima w/Tetsuo Abe, Akiko Koyama, Fumio Watanabe. Inspired by a true story, Boy follows ten-year-old Toshio (Abe), whose grifter parents cajole him into pretending to be hit by passing cars and then extort money from the drivers. A mirror of the wartime sacrifice of Japanese youth, Boy is…
Screenings: August 22 9:30, August 23 7:00, August 24 5:30