The Ceremony (1971)
2h 3m
Running Time
May 18, 1971Release Date
The Ceremony (1971)
2h 3m
Running Time
May 18, 1971Release Date
Plot.
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.
Where to Watch.
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
![Kenzō Kawarasaki](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/112930-kenzo-kawarasaki.webp)
Kenzō Kawarasaki
Sakurada Masuo
![Atsuko Kaku](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Atsuko Kaku
Sakurada Ritsuko
![Atsuo Nakamura](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/41547-atsuo-nakamura.webp)
Atsuo Nakamura
Tachibana Terumichi
![Nobuko Otowa](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/44565-nobuko-otowa.webp)
Nobuko Otowa
Sakurada Shizu
![Hōsei Komatsu](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/4390-hosei-komatsu.webp)
Hōsei Komatsu
Sakurada Isamu
![Rokkō Toura](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/19864-rokko-toura.webp)
Rokkō Toura
Sakurada Mori
![Fumio Watanabe](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/19855-fumio-watanabe.webp)
Fumio Watanabe
Sakurada Shun
![Shizue Kawarazaki](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/224677-shizue-kawarazaki.webp)
Shizue Kawarazaki
Sakurada Tomiko
![Maki Takayama](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Maki Takayama
Sakurada Kiku
![Chisako Hara](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/27758-chisako-hara.webp)
Chisako Hara
Isamu's flower girl
![Nagisa Ōshima](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/41550-nagisa-oshima.webp)
Nagisa Ōshima
Director
![Mamoru Sasaki](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/136702-mamoru-sasaki.webp)
Mamoru Sasaki
Writer
![Tsutomu Tamura](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/224674-tsutomu-tamura.webp)
Tsutomu Tamura
Writer
![Kei Satō](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/21806-kei-sato.webp)
Kei Satō
Sakurada Kazuomi, Grandfather
![Kinshirô Kuzui](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Kinshirô Kuzui
Producer
![Takuji Yamaguchi](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Takuji Yamaguchi
Producer
Media.
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Details.
Wiki.
The Ceremony (儀式, Gishiki) is a 1971 Japanese drama film directed by Nagisa Ōshima, starring Kenzo Kawarasaki and Atsuko Kaku. The film takes place in post-war Japan, following a family clan through their wedding and funeral ceremonies, and the lengths the elder generation goes to preserve their traditions in spite of the damage it causes to the younger.