The Ceremony (1971 film)

The Ceremony
The Japanese poster
Directed byNagisa Ōshima
Written byNagisa Ōshima
Mamoru Sasaki
Tsutomu Tamura
Produced byKinshiro Kuzui
Takuji Yamaguchi
StarringNobuko Otowa
Kenzo Kawarasaki
Atsuko Kaku
CinematographyToichiro Narushima
Edited byKeiichi Uraoka
Music byToru Takemitsu
Production
companies
Distributed byArt Theatre Guild
Release date
  • 5 June 1971 (1971-06-05) (Japan)[1]
Running time
123 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

The Ceremony (儀式, Gishiki) is a 1971 Japanese drama film directed by Nagisa Ōshima, starring Kenzo Kawarasaki and Atsuko Kaku.[2] The film takes place in post-war Japan, following a family clan through their wedding and funeral ceremonies, and the lengths the elder generation goes to preserve their traditions in spite of the damage it causes to the younger.[3]

  1. ^ "儀式 (The Ceremony)". Japanese Movie Database (in Japanese). Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  2. ^ "儀式 (The Ceremony)". Kotobank (in Japanese). Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  3. ^ "儀式 (The Ceremony)". Kinema Junpo (in Japanese). Retrieved 29 December 2020.

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