Watch The Ceremony (1971) Official Trailer
6.8 / 10 IMDb May 18, 1971 2h 3m
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.
Director
Runtime
2h 3m
Release Date
May 18, 1971
Genre
Drama
Status
Released
Languages
Japanese
Country
Japan
Producers
Cast
Kenzō Kawarasaki
as Sakurada Masuo
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Atsuko Kaku
as Sakurada Ritsuko
Atsuo Nakamura
as Tachibana Terumichi
Nobuko Otowa
as Sakurada Shizu
Hōsei Komatsu
as Sakurada Isamu
Rokkō Toura
as Sakurada Mamoru
Fumio Watanabe
as Susumu
Shizue Kawarazaki
as Sakurada Tomiko
Chisako Hara
as Isamu's flower girl
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Maki Takayama
as Sakurada Kiku
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Sue Mitobe
as Sakurada Chiyo
Eitarō Ozawa
as Tachibana Takeyo
Taiji Tonoyama
as Old Chief
Akiko Koyama
as Setsuko
Kei Satō
as Sakurada Kazuomi, Grandfather
Production Companies
Sozosha
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