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The Ceremony
Genres
Drama
Overview
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.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
123 min
Release Date
1971-05-18
Status
Released
Original Language
Japanese
Vote Count
35
Vote Average
7
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Kenzō Kawarasaki
Sakurada Masuo
Atsuko Kaku
Sakurada Ritsuko
Atsuo Nakamura
Tachibana Terumichi
Nobuko Otowa
Sakurada Shizu
Hōsei Komatsu
Sakurada Isamu
Rokkō Toura
Sakurada Mamoru
Fumio Watanabe
Susumu
Shizue Kawarazaki
Sakurada Tomiko
Chisako Hara
Isamu's flower girl
Maki Takayama
Sakurada Kiku
Sue Mitobe
Sakurada Chiyo
Eitarō Ozawa
Tachibana Takeyo
Taiji Tonoyama
Old Chief
Akiko Koyama
Setsuko
Kei Satō
Sakurada Kazuomi, Grandfather
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