The Ceremony
Description
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.
Stars
Kenzō Kawarasaki, Atsuko Kaku, Atsuo Nakamura, Nobuko Otowa, Hōsei Komatsu
Genres
DramaRuntime
123 minutes
Release Date
May 18, 1971
Rating
6.8/10 (40 votes)