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The Ceremony

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1974 · 2h 3m
Drama
Starring Kenzō Kawarasaki · Atsuo Nakamura · Nobuko Otowa
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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.

Theatrical
Feb 7, 1974
Director
Nagisa Ōshima
Writers
Mamoru Sasaki, Nagisa Ōshima, Tsutomu Tamura
Producers
Kinshirō Kuzui, Takuji Yamaguchi
Music
Toru Takemitsu
Studio
Sozosha, Art Theatre Guild
Original Title
儀式
Original Language
Japanese
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
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K
Kenzō Kawarasaki
Sakurada Masuo
A
Atsuo Nakamura
Tachibana Terumichi
N
Nobuko Otowa
Sakurada Shizu
H
Hōsei Komatsu
Sakurada Isamu
R
Rokkō Toura
Sakurada Mamoru
F
Fumio Watanabe
Susumu
S
Shizue Kawarazaki
Sakurada Tomiko
C
Chisako Hara
Isamu's flower girl
M
Maki Takayama
Sakurada Kiku
S
Sue Mitobe
Sakurada Chiyo
E
Eitarō Ozawa
Tachibana Takeyo
T
Taiji Tonoyama
Old Chief
A
Akiko Koyama
Setsuko
K
Kei Satō
Sakurada Kazuomi, Grandfather

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