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Basic Info
Release: May 18, 1971
Runtime: 123 min
Rating: ⭐ 6.8/10 (38 votes)
Status: Released

The Ceremony

1971 123 min ⭐ 6.8/10 38 votes
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.

Genres
Drama
Production Countries
  • Japan
Spoken Languages
  • Japanese ja
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Cast
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
Sue Mitobe
Sakurada Chiyo
Eitarō Ozawa
Eitarō Ozawa
Tachibana Takeyo
Crew
Nagisa Ōshima
Nagisa Ōshima
Director
Nagisa Ōshima
Nagisa Ōshima
Screenplay
Tsutomu Tamura
Tsutomu Tamura
Screenplay
Mamoru Sasaki
Mamoru Sasaki
Screenplay
Takuji Yamaguchi
Producer
Kinshirō Kuzui
Producer
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