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1971
  • Drama

The Ceremony

儀式
Runtime
2h
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Countries
  • JP
  • Japan
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Languages
  • ja
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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Mamoru Sasaki
Writer
Nagisa Ōshima
Director Writer
Tsutomu Tamura
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Cast
Kenzō Kawarasaki
Sakurada Masuo
Nobuko Otowa
Sakurada Shizu
Kei Satō
Sakurada Kazuomi, Grandfather
Shizue Kawarazaki
Sakurada Tomiko
Akiko Koyama
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  • Status
    Released
  • Release date
    May 18, 1971
  • Original Language
    Japanese
  • Production Companies
    • Art Theatre Guild
    • Daiei Motion Picture Co., Ltd.
    • Sozosha

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