The Ceremony

The Ceremony (1971)

May 18th, 19712h 3min

Drama
70%

Overview

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.


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