The Ceremony

The Ceremony

1971
2h 3m
6.8

6.8/10

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Drama
Overview

Oshima’s magisterial epic, centering on the ambivalent surviving heir of the Sakurada clan, uses ritual and the microcosm of the traditional family to trace the rise and fall of militaristic Japan across several decades.

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Language: JA

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Production Information

Production Companies
Sozosha Art Theatre Guild
Production Countries
Japan
Spoken Languages
Japanese

Keywords

romantic rivalry patriarchy dysfunctional family post war japan dying traditions traditional family cousins in love ancestral traditions japanese tradition suicide by poison family rivalry

Quick Facts

Original Title 儀式
Release Date May 18, 1971
Status Released
Language JA
IMDb ID tt0066639

Cast

Kenzō Kawarasaki
Kenzō Kawarasaki

Sakurada Masuo

Atsuko Kaku
Atsuko Kaku

Sakurada Ritsuko

Atsuo Nakamura
Atsuo Nakamura

Tachibana Terumichi

Nobuko Otowa
Nobuko Otowa

Sakurada Shizu

Hōsei Komatsu
Hōsei Komatsu

Sakurada Isamu

Rokkō Toura
Rokkō Toura

Sakurada Mamoru

Fumio Watanabe
Fumio Watanabe

Susumu

Shizue Kawarazaki
Shizue Kawarazaki

Sakurada Tomiko

Chisako Hara
Chisako Hara

Isamu's flower girl

Maki Takayama
Maki Takayama

Sakurada Kiku

Sue Mitobe
Sue Mitobe

Sakurada Chiyo

Eitarō Ozawa
Eitarō Ozawa

Tachibana Takeyo

Key Crew

Nagisa Ōshima
Director
Nagisa Ōshima
Screenplay
Tsutomu Tamura
Screenplay
Mamoru Sasaki
Screenplay
Takuji Yamaguchi
Producer
Kinshirō Kuzui
Producer