The Ceremony
1971-05-18
7
ja 123mDrama
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
Nagisa Ōshima
Art Direction
Shigemasa Toda
Screenplay
Nagisa Ōshima
Screenplay
Tsutomu Tamura
Sound Recordist
Hideo Nishizaki
Screenplay
Mamoru Sasaki
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
Status
ReleasedCountries
- Japan
Companies
- Sozosha
- Art Theatre Guild
