CinemaOSMovie · 1971 · 2h 3m

The Ceremony

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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.

Directed byNagisa Ōshima

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Status
Released
Runtime
2h 3m
Language
JA
Released
May 18, 1971
Studios
Art Theatre GuildSozosha

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Kenzō Kawarasaki

Kenzō Kawarasaki

Sakurada Masuo

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

Sakurada Kiku

Creative team
Directed by
Nagisa Ōshima
Nagisa Ōshima
Written by
Tsutomu Tamura
Tsutomu Tamura
Mamoru Sasaki
Mamoru Sasaki
Produced by
Kinshirō Kuzui
Takuji Yamaguchi

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