The Ceremony main backdrop
The Ceremony main poster

The Ceremony

Visit website

7.0/10 • 35

1971-05-182h 3m

Drama

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.

Directors
Nagisa Ōshima
Editors
Keiichi Uraoka

Top Billed Cast

View Credits
  1. Kenzō Kawarasaki

    Kenzō Kawarasaki

    Sakurada Masuo

  2. Atsuko Kaku

    Atsuko Kaku

    Sakurada Ritsuko

  3. Atsuo Nakamura

    Atsuo Nakamura

    Tachibana Terumichi

  4. Nobuko Otowa

    Nobuko Otowa

    Sakurada Shizu

  5. Hōsei Komatsu

    Hōsei Komatsu

    Sakurada Isamu

  6. Rokkō Toura

    Rokkō Toura

    Sakurada Mamoru

  7. Fumio Watanabe

    Fumio Watanabe

    Susumu

  8. Shizue Kawarazaki

    Shizue Kawarazaki

    Sakurada Tomiko

  9. Chisako Hara

    Chisako Hara

    Isamu's flower girl

Reviews0

We don't have any reviews for The Ceremony.

Media

  • The Ceremony poster
  • The Ceremony poster
  • The Ceremony poster

Recommendations

  • In the Realm of the Senses main backdrop

    In the Realm of the Senses

    6.6

  • Kid Galahad main backdrop

    Kid Galahad

    7.0

  • Babylon main backdrop

    Babylon

    7.4

  • The Handmaiden main backdrop

    The Handmaiden

    8.2

  • Avatar: The Way of Water main backdrop

    Avatar: The Way of Water

    7.6

  • The Lion King main backdrop

    The Lion King

    7.1

  • Cinderella main backdrop

    Cinderella

    6.8

  • The Shawshank Redemption main backdrop

    The Shawshank Redemption

    8.7

  • Hacksaw Ridge main backdrop

    Hacksaw Ridge

    8.2

  • The Super Mario Bros. Movie main backdrop

    The Super Mario Bros. Movie

    7.6

  • The Avengers main backdrop

    The Avengers

    7.7

  • Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse main backdrop

    Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

    8.3

  • Joker main backdrop

    Joker

    8.1

  • Parasite main backdrop

    Parasite

    8.5

  • Thor: Ragnarok main backdrop

    Thor: Ragnarok

    7.6

  • Anatomy of a Fall main backdrop

    Anatomy of a Fall

    7.5

  • Raya and the Last Dragon main backdrop

    Raya and the Last Dragon

    7.8

  • The Hunt main backdrop

    The Hunt

    6.6

  • Spider-Man: No Way Home main backdrop

    Spider-Man: No Way Home

    7.9

  • Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood main backdrop

    Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood

    7.4

Status
Released
Original Language
Japanese
Budget
--
Revenue
--
Keywords
romantic rivalrypatriarchydysfunctional familypost war japandying traditionstraditional familycousins in loveancestral traditionsjapanese traditionsuicide by poisonfamily rivalryincestuous family