The Ceremony (1971)

05/18/1971 (JP) • 2h 3m

Drama

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.

Top Billed Cast

Kenzō Kawarasaki

Sakurada Masuo

Atsuko Kaku

Sakurada Ritsuko

Atsuo Nakamura

Tachibana Terumichi

Nobuko Otowa

Sakurada Shizu

Hōsei Komatsu

Sakurada Isamu

Rokkō Toura

Sakurada Mamoru

Shizue Kawarazaki

Sakurada Tomiko

Chisako Hara

Isamu's flower girl


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Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

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

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