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The Ceremony

The Ceremony

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The Ceremony

1971

2h 3m

6.8(47 votes)

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.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Kenzō Kawarasaki

Kenzō Kawarasaki

Sakurada Masuo

Atsuko Kaku

Sakurada Ritsuko

Atsuo Nakamura

Atsuo Nakamura

Tachibana Terumichi

Nobuko Otowa

Nobuko Otowa

Sakurada Shizu

Hōsei Komatsu

Hōsei Komatsu

Sakurada Isamu

Rokkō Toura

Rokkō Toura

Sakurada Mamoru

Fumio Watanabe

Fumio Watanabe

Susumu

Shizue Kawarazaki

Shizue Kawarazaki

Sakurada Tomiko

Chisako Hara

Chisako Hara

Isamu's flower girl

Maki Takayama

Sakurada Kiku

Creative team

Directed by: Nagisa Ōshima
Written by: Tsutomu Tamura
Mamoru Sasaki
Produced by: Kinshirō Kuzui
Takuji Yamaguchi

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