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The Ceremony
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MOVIE • 1971
The Ceremony
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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.
TMDB ★ 3.4/5Votes: 47
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Drama
Top Cast
Kenzō Kawarasaki
Sakurada Masuo
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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
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Maki Takayama
Sakurada Kiku
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Sue Mitobe
Sakurada Chiyo
Eitarō Ozawa
Tachibana Takeyo
Taiji Tonoyama
Old Chief
Akiko Koyama
Setsuko
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FilmStatus
Released
Release
May 18, 1971
Runtime
123 min
Language
Japanese
Origin
Japan
Budget
N/A
Revenue
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