The Ceremony

Original title: 儀式

Duration: 123 min

Release date: 1971-05-18

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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.

Drama

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Kenzō Kawarasaki

Kenzō Kawarasaki

as Sakurada Masuo

as Sakurada Ritsuko

as Tachibana Terumichi

as Sakurada Shizu

as Sakurada Isamu

as Sakurada Mamoru

Shizue Kawarazaki

Shizue Kawarazaki

as Sakurada Tomiko

as Isamu's flower girl

as Sakurada Kiku

as Sakurada Chiyo

as Tachibana Takeyo

as Sakurada Kazuomi, Grandfather

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Hideo Nishizaki

Hideo Nishizaki

Sound Recordist

Kinshirō Kuzui

Takuji Yamaguchi

Takuji Yamaguchi

Tōichirō Narushima

Tōichirō Narushima

Director of Photography

Original Music Composer

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