The Ceremony (1974)

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Audience Score
70
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NR 2 hr 3 minFeb 7th, 1974Drama
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.
StarringKenzō KawarasakiAtsuko KakuAtsuo Nakamura
DirectorNagisa Ōshima

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:February 7th, 1974
Original Language:Japanese
Production Companies:Sozosha, Art Theatre Guild
Movie Tags:
dysfunctional familyromantic rivalrypatriarchypost war japantraditional familyancestral traditionssuicide by poisondying traditionsjapanese traditioncousins in love