Movie

The Ceremony (1971)

• May 18, 1971
• 2h 3m

• Drama

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.

Director

Nagisa Ōshima

Writers

Tsutomu Tamura, Mamoru Sasaki, Nagisa Ōshima

Starring

Kenzō Kawarasaki, Atsuko Kaku, Atsuo Nakamura