Is The Sun's Burial sad?

Yes, very. More sad than 98% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Sun's Burial easy watching?

No. Less comforting than 92% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Sun's Burial violent?

Yes. More violent than 88% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does The Sun's Burial end with hope?

Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Sun's Burial scary?

Somewhat. More frightening than 72% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

The Sun's Burial

Name: The Sun's Burial
Genre: Drama, Crime
Released: 1960
Duration: 88 min
Rating: 6.4
Cast: Masahiko Tsugawa, Kayoko Honoo, Isao Sasaki, Fumio Watanabe, Kamatari Fujiwara

Will things change for the better?

Directed by Nagisa Ōshima

Produced by Shochiku

196088 min6.4 / 10

A bleak, unflinching portrait of post-war Japanese poverty and youth desperation, where survival itself becomes a moral compromise.

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

Clusters

Depression and Complicity Revenge Gone Wrong Corrupt Characters in Crime Stories Trapped by Fate, Undone by History East Asian History & Culture

Genres

Drama Crime

Keywords

Youth Gang Osaka, Japan Poverty Prostitution Post War Japan Japanese New Wave Slum Dwellers Blood

Questions people ask

Is The Sun's Burial sad? Yes, very. More sad than 98% of films.
Is The Sun's Burial easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.
Is The Sun's Burial violent? Yes. More violent than 88% of films.
Does The Sun's Burial end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.
Is The Sun's Burial scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 72% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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