
The Ceremony
Drama
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.
Top Cast


Kenzō Kawarasaki
Kenzō Kawarasaki
Sakurada Masuo
Kenzō Kawarasaki
Sakurada Masuo
Atsuko Kaku
Atsuko Kaku
Sakurada Ritsuko
Atsuko Kaku
Sakurada Ritsuko


Atsuo Nakamura
Atsuo Nakamura
Tachibana Terumichi
Atsuo Nakamura
Tachibana Terumichi


Nobuko Otowa
Nobuko Otowa
Sakurada Shizu
Nobuko Otowa
Sakurada Shizu


Hōsei Komatsu
Hōsei Komatsu
Sakurada Isamu
Hōsei Komatsu
Sakurada Isamu


Rokkō Toura
Rokkō Toura
Sakurada Mamoru
Rokkō Toura
Sakurada Mamoru


Fumio Watanabe
Fumio Watanabe
Susumu
Fumio Watanabe
Susumu


Shizue Kawarazaki
Shizue Kawarazaki
Sakurada Tomiko
Shizue Kawarazaki
Sakurada Tomiko


Chisako Hara
Chisako Hara
Isamu's flower girl
Chisako Hara
Isamu's flower girl
Maki Takayama
Maki Takayama
Sakurada Kiku
Maki Takayama
Sakurada Kiku
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