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The Ceremony 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.
Original Release
06/05/1971
US Release
02/07/1974
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Kenzô Kawarasaki | Sakurada Masuo |
| Atsuko Kaku | Sakurada Ritsuko |
| Atsuo Nakamura | Tachibana Terumichi |
| Kiyoshi Tsuchiya | Sakurada Tadashi |
| Nobuko Otowa | Sakurada Shizu |
| Hôsei Komatsu | Sakurada Isamu |
| Rokko Toura | Sakurada Mori |
| Fumio Watanabe | Sakurada Shun |
| Shizue Kawarazaki | Sakurada Tomiko |
| Chisako Hara | Isamu's flower girl |
Directors
Writers
Nagisa Oshima, Mamoru Sasaki, Tsutomu Tamura
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Kenzô Kawarasaki | Sakurada Masuo |
| Atsuko Kaku | Sakurada Ritsuko |
| Atsuo Nakamura | Tachibana Terumichi |
| Kiyoshi Tsuchiya | Sakurada Tadashi |
| Nobuko Otowa | Sakurada Shizu |
| Hôsei Komatsu | Sakurada Isamu |
| Rokko Toura | Sakurada Mori |
| Fumio Watanabe | Sakurada Shun |
| Shizue Kawarazaki | Sakurada Tomiko |
| Chisako Hara | Isamu's flower girl |
| Maki Takayama | Sakurada Kiku |
| Sue Mitobe | Sakurada Chiyo |
| Ryuichi Tsubaki | Masuo -Teenager |
| Yumi Narushima | Ritsuko - teenager |
| Yoshiaki Ota | Terumichi - teenager |
| Yukihiro Tsubaki | Tadashi - Teenager |
| Eitarô Ozawa | Tachibana Takeyo |
| Taiji Tonoyama | Old chief |
| Akiko Koyama | Sakurada Satsuko |
| Kei Satô | Sakurada Kazuomi, Grandfather |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Kinshirô Kuzui | Producer |
| Takuji Yamaguchi | Producer |
