The Ceremony

The Ceremony

123 mins | Drama | May 18, 1971

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.

The Ceremony

123 mins | Drama | May 18, 1971

The Ceremony
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.
IMDb rating 7.3
Producers Daiei Motion Picture Co., Ltd., Art Theatre Guild, Sozosha
Original title 儀式
Directors Nagisa Ōshima
Writers Tsutomu Tamura, Mamoru Sasaki, Nagisa Ōshima

Cast

Kenzō Kawarasaki

as Sakurada Masuo

Atsuko Kaku

as Sakurada Ritsuko

Nobuko Otowa

as Sakurada Shizu

Kei Satō

as Sakurada Kazuomi, Grandfather

Maki Takayama

as Sakurada Kiku

Shizue Kawarazaki

as Sakurada Tomiko