Japanese director Nagisa Oshima's cinema can be divided into two distinctly unique periods; both of which were seen before and after his classics of erotic cinema genre 'In the realm of the senses' and 'Empire of passion'. Japanese film 'The Sun's Burial' belongs to his early period, a time of discovery of Japanese society especially its riffraff. Like his contemporary colleague cineaste Shohei Imamura, Oshima chooses to remain neutral in order to depict the meanness of his characters. Neither men nor women have been spared as all their crimes as well as weaknesses have been portrayed with utmost honesty. All of them have been shown as they have always been. Much of this film's strength comes in the form of depiction of a criminal world in Osaka where it is 'each man for himself'. It is a world in which innocence has either been lost or has absolutely no meaning for criminals. It is in the midst of a harsh climate of deception that the sun disappears for criminal elements in Osaka,Japan. The name of director Nagisa Oshima invariably springs to mind each time a discussion about Japanese cinema is carried out. For this reason only,he continues to be as much a revered figure as other masters from Japan such as Kurosawa, Mizoguchi and Ozu.