MOVIE
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.
Creators
Nagisa Ōshima — Director
Top cast
Kenzō Kawarasaki
Atsuo Nakamura
Nobuko Otowa
Hōsei Komatsu
Rokkō Toura
Fumio Watanabe
Shizue Kawarazaki
Chisako HaraKEEP DISCOVERING
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