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The Ceremony is a japonais film of genre Drama directed by Nagisa Ōshima released in USA on 7 february 1974 with Kei Satō
The Ceremony (1971)
Gishiki
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Add to a movie listThe Ceremony (儀式, Gishiki) is a 1971 film directed by Nagisa Oshima, starring Kenzo Kawarasaki and Atsuko Kaku. The film takes place in postwar Japan, following a Japanese clan through their wedding and funeral ceremonies, and the lengths the family goes to preserve their traditions in spite of the damage it causes to the younger generations.
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The film begins with Masuo Sakurada receiving a telegram from his cousin Terumichi. He is traveling with his cousin Ritsuko to check out his cabin and see if the telegram is true. Masuo has a flashback to the ceremony on the first anniversary of his father's death, after he and his mother repatriated to Japan from Manchuria. Because his younger brother died before they returned from Manchuria, Masuo is expected to live for two sons.Actors
Kei Satō
(Sakurada Kazuomi, Grandfather)
Nobuko Otowa
(Sakurada Shizu)
Atsuko Kaku
(Sakurada Ritsuko)
Atsuo Nakamura
(Tachibana Terumichi)
Taiji Tonoyama
(Old Chief)
Eitarō Ozawa
(Tachibana Takeyo)
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