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Long Life To The Ancestors
Finished Airing OVA R - 17+ (violence & profanity)

Long Life To The Ancestors

Gosenzo-sama Banbanzai! · 御先祖様万々歳! · 1989

An eccentric mysterious guest dismantles an ordinary family through psychological theatrical satire.

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StatusFinished Airing SeasonSummer 1989 StudioStudio Pierrot SourceOriginal
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In suburban Tokyo, the Yomota family leads a tranquil, mundane middle-class existence until an enigmatic young woman named Mariko arrives at their doorstep. Claiming to be the future granddaughter of teenage son Inumaru who has traveled backward through time, Mariko is enthusiastically welcomed into the home. However, her presence quickly unravels the family emotional stability, provoking intense philosophical debates, bitter marital conflicts, and bizarre theatrical monologues. As reality, deceit, and existential dread blur within the claustrophobic household, the family structure crumbles in this biting satire of domestic conformity.

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Released across six direct-to-video episodes in 1989, *Long Life To The Ancestors* was produced by Studio Pierrot and written and directed by legendary filmmaker Mamoru Oshii. Featuring avant-garde theatrical staging, Brechtian alienation effects, and character designs by Satoru Utsunomiya, the OVA is renowned as one of Oshii most intellectually daring independent works. Accompanied by an offbeat musical score composed by Kenji Kawai, the production earned lasting critical prestige for its subversive deconstruction of traditional Japanese family values.
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