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The Ceremony

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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

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  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

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