The Ceremony | |
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Directed by | Nagisa Ōshima |
Written by | Nagisa Ōshima Mamoru Sasaki Tsutomu Tamura |
Produced by | Kinshiro Kuzui Takuji Yamaguchi |
Starring | Nobuko Otowa Kenzo Kawarasaki Atsuko Kaku |
Cinematography | Toichiro Narushima |
Edited by | Keiichi Uraoka |
Music by | Toru Takemitsu |
Production companies | Sososha Art Theatre Guild |
Distributed by | Art Theatre Guild |
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Running time | 123 minutes |
Country | Japan |
Language | Japanese |
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]