The Sun's Burial

The Sun's Burial (Japanese: 太陽の墓場, Hepburn: Taiyō no Hakaba) is a 1960 Japanese film directed by Nagisa Ōshima.^[3][4][5] The Sun's Burial is known for its elements of Japanese nuberu bagu.^[6] The Sun's Burial depicts people at the bottom of the social pyramid.^[7][8]

The Sun's Burial[1]
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Nagisa Ōshima
Screenplay by	Nagisa Ōshima, Ishido Toshiro
Produced by	Tomio Ikeda
Starring	Hono Kayoko Isao Sasaki Masahiko Tsugawa
Cinematography	Takashi Kawamata
Edited by	Keiichi Uraoka
Music by	Riichiro Manabe[2]
Production company	Shochiku Ofuna
Distributed by	Shochiku
Release date	August 9, 1960 (1960-08-09) (Japan)
Running time	87 minutes
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese

Isao Sasaki was selected for one of the lead roles and made his acting debut in the film.^[9][10][11]

Cast

• Kayoko Hono as Hanako
• Isao Sasaki as Takeshi
• Masahiko Tsugawa as Shin
• Fumio Watanabe as Yosehei
• Kamatari Fujiwara as Batasuke
• Tanie Kitabayashi as Chika
• Jun Hamamura as Goro Murata
• Rokkō Toura as Masa
• Asao Koike as Iromegane
• Eitarō Ozawa as Doranya
• Junzaburō Ban as Yosematsu
• Kunie Tanaka as thief
• Ichirō Nagai as Yari
• Hōsei Komatsu as beggar
• Gen Shimizu as boss of the Ohama clan
• Kei Satō as Sakaguchi
• Bokuzen Hidari as Bataya
• Yūsuke Kawazu as Yasu