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The Ceremony (1971)

2h 3m

Running Time

May 18, 1971
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The Ceremony (1971)

Name: The Ceremony
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 1971-05-18

2h 3m

Running Time

May 18, 1971
Release Date

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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.

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Currently The Ceremony is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: Criterion Channel

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Details.

Release Date
May 18, 1971

Original Name
儀式

Status
Released

Running Time
2h 3m

Genres
Comedy Drama

Last updated: 2025-02-10

This Movie Is About.

post war japan

romantic rivalry

patriarchy

dysfunctional family

dying traditions

traditional family

cousins in love

ancestral traditions

japanese tradition

suicide by poison

family rivalry

incestuous family

Wiki.

The Ceremony (Japanese: 儀式, Hepburn: 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.