The Ceremony (1974)

  • NR
  • 02/07/1974 (US)
  • Drama
  • 2h 3m

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.

Nagisa Ōshima

Director, Screenplay

Mamoru Sasaki

Screenplay

Tsutomu Tamura

Screenplay

Cast

Kenzō Kawarasaki's headshot

Kenzō Kawarasaki

Sakurada Masuo
Atsuko Kaku's headshot

Atsuko Kaku

Sakurada Ritsuko
Atsuo Nakamura's headshot

Atsuo Nakamura

Tachibana Terumichi
Nobuko Otowa's headshot

Nobuko Otowa

Sakurada Shizu
Hōsei Komatsu's headshot

Hōsei Komatsu

Sakurada Isamu
Rokkō Toura's headshot

Rokkō Toura

Sakurada Mamoru
Fumio Watanabe's headshot

Fumio Watanabe

Susumu
Shizue Kawarazaki's headshot

Shizue Kawarazaki

Sakurada Tomiko

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