The Ceremony

The Ceremony

NR1971•123 min

4KHDRCC

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.

Audience Score:

7.0

Directed by:Nagisa Ōshima

Theatrical release poster for the film The Ceremony

The Cast

Kenzō Kawarasaki photo

Kenzō Kawarasaki

Sakurada Masuo

Atsuo Nakamura photo

Atsuo Nakamura

Tachibana Terumichi

Nobuko Otowa photo

Nobuko Otowa

Sakurada Shizu

Hōsei Komatsu photo

Hōsei Komatsu

Sakurada Isamu

Rokkō Toura photo

Rokkō Toura

Sakurada Mamoru

Fumio Watanabe photo

Fumio Watanabe

Susumu

Shizue Kawarazaki photo

Shizue Kawarazaki

Sakurada Tomiko

Chisako Hara photo

Chisako Hara

Isamu's flower girl

Atsuko Kaku

Sakurada Ritsuko

Maki Takayama

Sakurada Kiku

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