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The Ceremony

The Ceremony

May 18, 1971 2h 3m
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Synopsis

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.

Title The Ceremony
Companies Sozosha, Art Theatre Guild
Countries Japan
Keywords romantic rivalry, patriarchy, dysfunctional family, post war japan, dying traditions, traditional family, cousins in love, ancestral traditions, japanese tradition, suicide by poison, family rivalry, incestuous family
Kenzō Kawarasaki

Kenzō Kawarasaki

Sakurada Masuo
Atsuko Kaku

Atsuko Kaku

Sakurada Ritsuko
Atsuo Nakamura

Atsuo Nakamura

Tachibana Terumichi
Nobuko Otowa

Nobuko Otowa

Sakurada Shizu
Hōsei Komatsu

Hōsei Komatsu

Sakurada Isamu
Rokkō Toura

Rokkō Toura

Sakurada Mamoru
Shizue Kawarazaki

Shizue Kawarazaki

Sakurada Tomiko
Chisako Hara

Chisako Hara

Isamu's flower girl
Maki Takayama

Maki Takayama

Sakurada Kiku
Sue Mitobe

Sue Mitobe

Sakurada Chiyo
Eitarō Ozawa

Eitarō Ozawa

Tachibana Takeyo
Kei Satō

Kei Satō

Sakurada Kazuomi, Grandfather