1971Drama2h 3m

The Ceremony

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.

6.8
Score

Information

StatusReleased
Original Languageja

Keywords

romantic rivalrypatriarchydysfunctional familypost war japandying traditionstraditional familycousins in loveancestral traditionsjapanese traditionsuicide by poisonfamily rivalry

Production

Art Theatre Guild
Art Theatre Guild