Poster of The Ceremony

The Ceremony

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.
Release Date: Tuesday, May 18 1971
54 years ago
Genres: Drama
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Cast

Portrait of Kenzō KawarasakiKenzō Kawarasaki. Kenzō Kawarasaki was 27 in The Ceremony as 'Sakurada Masuo'.
Birthday: Wed, Nov 03 1943
Portrait of Atsuko KakuAtsuko Kaku. Atsuko Kaku was 33 in The Ceremony as 'Sakurada Ritsuko'.
Birthday: Thu, Apr 14 1938
Portrait of Atsuo NakamuraAtsuo Nakamura. Atsuo Nakamura was 31 in The Ceremony as 'Tachibana Terumichi'.
Birthday: Sun, Feb 18 1940
Portrait of Nobuko OtowaNobuko Otowa. Nobuko Otowa was 45 in The Ceremony as 'Sakurada Shizu'.
Birthday: Thu, Oct 01 1925 –
Died: Thu, Dec 22 1994
Portrait of Hōsei KomatsuHōsei Komatsu. Hōsei Komatsu was 44 in The Ceremony as 'Sakurada Isamu'.
Birthday: Thu, Nov 04 1926 –
Died: Fri, Jul 11 2003
Portrait of Rokkō TouraRokkō Toura. Rokkō Toura was 41 in The Ceremony as 'Sakurada Mamoru'.
Birthday: Wed, Apr 30 1930 –
Died: Thu, Mar 25 1993
Portrait of Fumio WatanabeFumio Watanabe. Fumio Watanabe was 41 in The Ceremony as 'Susumu'.
Birthday: Thu, Oct 31 1929 –
Died: Wed, Aug 04 2004
Portrait of Shizue KawarazakiShizue Kawarazaki. Shizue Kawarazaki was 63 in The Ceremony as 'Sakurada Tomiko'.
Birthday: Sat, Jan 25 1908 –
Died: Tue, Jan 01 2002
Portrait of Chisako HaraChisako Hara. Chisako Hara was 35 in The Ceremony as 'Isamu's flower girl'.
Birthday: Mon, Jan 06 1936 –
Died: Sun, Jan 19 2020
Portrait of Maki TakayamaMaki Takayama. Maki Takayama was >> in The Ceremony as 'Sakurada Kiku'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Sue MitobeSue Mitobe. Sue Mitobe was 47 in The Ceremony as 'Sakurada Chiyo'.
Birthday: Mon, Mar 31 1924 –
Died: Thu, Apr 24 1986
Portrait of Eitarō OzawaEitarō Ozawa. Eitarō Ozawa was 62 in The Ceremony as 'Tachibana Takeyo'.
Birthday: Sat, Mar 27 1909 –
Died: Sat, Apr 23 1988
Portrait of Taiji TonoyamaTaiji Tonoyama. Taiji Tonoyama was 55 in The Ceremony as 'Old Chief'.
Birthday: Sun, Oct 17 1915 –
Died: Sun, Apr 30 1989
Portrait of Akiko KoyamaAkiko Koyama. Akiko Koyama was 36 in The Ceremony as 'Setsuko'.
Birthday: Sun, Jan 27 1935
Portrait of Kei SatōKei Satō. Kei Satō was 42 in The Ceremony as 'Sakurada Kazuomi, Grandfather'.
Birthday: Fri, Dec 21 1928 –
Died: Sun, May 02 2010

Crew

Portrait of Nagisa ŌshimaNagisa Ōshima. Nagisa Ōshima was 39 in The Ceremony as 'Director, Screenplay'
Birthday: Thu, Mar 31 1932 –
Died: Tue, Jan 15 2013
Portrait of Tōichirō NarushimaTōichirō Narushima. Tōichirō Narushima was >> in The Ceremony as 'Director of Photography'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Tsutomu TamuraTsutomu Tamura. Tsutomu Tamura was 38 in The Ceremony as 'Screenplay'
Birthday: Thu, Jan 05 1933 –
Died: Fri, Mar 28 1997
Portrait of Mamoru SasakiMamoru Sasaki. Mamoru Sasaki was 34 in The Ceremony as 'Screenplay'
Birthday: Sun, Sep 13 1936 –
Died: Fri, Feb 24 2006
Portrait of Kinshirō KuzuiKinshirō Kuzui. Kinshirō Kuzui was 45 in The Ceremony as 'Producer'
Birthday: Sat, Nov 28 1925 –
Died: Wed, Apr 30 2014
Portrait of Takuji YamaguchiTakuji Yamaguchi. Takuji Yamaguchi was >> in The Ceremony as 'Producer'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Keiichi UraokaKeiichi Uraoka. Keiichi Uraoka was 41 in The Ceremony as 'Editor'
Birthday: Sun, May 04 1930 –
Died: Mon, Nov 24 2008
Portrait of Toru TakemitsuToru Takemitsu. Toru Takemitsu was 40 in The Ceremony as 'Original Music Composer'
Birthday: Wed, Oct 08 1930 –
Died: Tue, Feb 20 1996
Portrait of Shigemasa TodaShigemasa Toda. Shigemasa Toda was 43 in The Ceremony as 'Art Direction'
Birthday: Fri, Feb 03 1928 –
Died: Sun, Jan 25 1987
Portrait of Hideo NishizakiHideo Nishizaki. Hideo Nishizaki was >> in The Ceremony as 'Sound Recordist'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday –
Died: Mon, Feb 21 2000