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.
| Title | The Ceremony |
|---|---|
| Year | 1971 |
| Genre | Drama |
| Country | Japan |
| Studio | Sozosha, Art Theatre Guild |
| Cast | Kenzō Kawarasaki, Atsuko Kaku, Atsuo Nakamura, Nobuko Otowa, Hōsei Komatsu, Rokkō Toura |
| Crew | Nagisa Ōshima (Director), Mamoru Sasaki (Screenplay), Nagisa Ōshima (Screenplay), Tsutomu Tamura (Screenplay), Shigemasa Toda (Art Direction), Hideo Nishizaki (Sound Recordist) |
| Keyword | romantic rivalry, patriarchy, dysfunctional family, post war japan, dying traditions, traditional family, cousins in love, ancestral traditions, japanese tradition, suicide by poison, family rivalry, incestuous family |
| Release | May 18, 1971 |
| Runtime | 123 minutes |
| Quality | HD |
| IMDb | 7.03 / 10 by 35 users |
| Popularity | 6 |
| Budget | 0 |
| Revenue | 0 |
| Language | 日本語 |
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