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The Ceremony

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The Ceremony

6.8

2h 3m

1971

Synopsis

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.

Director

Nagisa Ōshima

Drama

romantic rivalrypatriarchydysfunctional familypost war japandying traditionstraditional familycousins in loveancestral traditionsjapanese traditionsuicide by poisonfamily rivalry

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Cast & Crew

Kenzō Kawarasaki

Kenzō Kawarasaki

as Sakurada Masuo

Atsuko Kaku

as Sakurada Ritsuko

Atsuo Nakamura

Atsuo Nakamura

as Tachibana Terumichi

Nobuko Otowa

Nobuko Otowa

as Sakurada Shizu

Hōsei Komatsu

Hōsei Komatsu

as Sakurada Isamu

Rokkō Toura

Rokkō Toura

as Sakurada Mamoru

Fumio Watanabe

Fumio Watanabe

as Susumu

Shizue Kawarazaki

Shizue Kawarazaki

as Sakurada Tomiko

Chisako Hara

Chisako Hara

as Isamu's flower girl

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