Gohatto(1999)

The Blade and the Blossom: Unpacking Nagisa Oshima’s Gohatto (1999)

Oshima continues his career-long theme of raw passion confronting social constructs. In Gohatto , passion doesn't just destroy the lovers; it "demolishes society" itself. A Master’s Visual Legacy Gohatto(1999)

Kano is an "emotionless" center around which others spin out of control. His beauty is a corrupting force that reveals the cracks in the Shinsengumi’s armor. The Blade and the Blossom: Unpacking Nagisa Oshima’s