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The Ceremony (1971)

7.0/10 2h 3m May 18, 1971
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.

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Movie Details

Original Title 儀式
Original Language JA
Status Released
Popularity 0.7

Cast

Kenzō Kawarasaki
Kenzō Kawarasaki
Sakurada Masuo
Popularity: 3.6
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Atsuko Kaku
Sakurada Ritsuko
Popularity: 0.0
Atsuo Nakamura
Atsuo Nakamura
Tachibana Terumichi
Popularity: 5.8
Nobuko Otowa
Nobuko Otowa
Sakurada Shizu
Popularity: 5.5
Hōsei Komatsu
Hōsei Komatsu
Sakurada Isamu
Popularity: 8.4
Rokkō Toura
Rokkō Toura
Sakurada Mamoru
Popularity: 5.4
Fumio Watanabe
Fumio Watanabe
Susumu
Popularity: 9.5
Shizue Kawarazaki
Shizue Kawarazaki
Sakurada Tomiko
Popularity: 2.3
Chisako Hara
Chisako Hara
Isamu's flower girl
Popularity: 9.4
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Maki Takayama
Sakurada Kiku
Popularity: 0.1
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Sue Mitobe
Sakurada Chiyo
Popularity: 1.9
Eitarō Ozawa
Eitarō Ozawa
Tachibana Takeyo
Popularity: 10.3

Key Crew

Director Nagisa Ōshima
Screenplay Mamoru Sasaki, Nagisa Ōshima, Tsutomu Tamura
Producer Kinshirō Kuzui, Takuji Yamaguchi
Editor Keiichi Uraoka

Production

Sozosha
JP
Art Theatre Guild
JP

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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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Details
Release Date May 18, 1971
Runtime 2h 3m
Language JA
Status Released
Popularity 0.7
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