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The Ceremony (1971)

2h 3m · 18 May 1971
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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.

Movie ID96235
GenreDrama
DirectorNagisa Ōshima
Main castKenzō Kawarasaki, Atsuko Kaku, Atsuo Nakamura, Nobuko Otowa, Hōsei Komatsu, Rokkō Toura, Fumio Watanabe, Shizue Kawarazaki
Release date18 May 1971
Release year1971
LanguageJapanese
Duration123 min (2h 3m)
Rating6.8 / 10 (TMDB)
Production houseSozosha

Director: Nagisa Ōshima
Writers: Mamoru Sasaki, Nagisa Ōshima, Tsutomu Tamura

Top cast

Kenzō KawarasakiSakurada Masuo
Atsuko KakuSakurada Ritsuko
Atsuo NakamuraTachibana Terumichi Nobuko OtowaSakurada Shizu Hōsei KomatsuSakurada Isamu Rokkō TouraSakurada Mamoru Fumio WatanabeSusumu Shizue KawarazakiSakurada Tomiko Chisako HaraIsamu's flower girl
Maki TakayamaSakurada Kiku
Sue MitobeSakurada Chiyo
Eitarō OzawaTachibana Takeyo Taiji TonoyamaOld Chief Akiko KoyamaSetsuko Kei SatōSakurada Kazuomi, Grandfather

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