The Ceremony (1971)

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(1228)

Country: Japan
Genres: Comedy, Drama
Release: 1974-02-07
Director: Nagisa Ōshima
Writers: Mamoru Sasaki , Tsutomu Tamura , Nagisa Ōshima
Language: Japanese
Stars: Kenzō Kawarasaki , Atsuko Kaku , Atsuo Nakamura , Kiyoshi Tsuchiya , Nobuko Otowa , Hōsei Komatsu , Rokkō Toura , Fumio Watanabe , Shizue Kawarazaki , Chisako Hara
Runtime: 123 min
Awards: 7 wins & 1 nomination
AKA: The Ceremony (United Kingdom) , Cerimónia Solene (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , La cérémonie (France, French Republic) , La cerimonia (Italy) , The Ceremony (United States of America) , 儀式 (Japan) , Szertartás (Hungary) , The Ceremony , Seremonia (Finland) , Die Zeremonie , A Cerimónia Solene (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , Ceremonien (Denmark) , The Ceremony (Canada) , Gishiki , Η τελετή (Greece) , Церемония , Seremonien (Norway) , Ceremonia (Poland) , The Ceremony , Cerimônia Solene (Brazil) , 儀式 (Hong Kong)
Plot:
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.
IMDB:tt0066639