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The Ceremony (儀式, Gishiki) is a 1971 Japanese drama film directed by Nagisa Ōshima, starring Kenzo Kawarasaki and Atsuko Kaku.
Synopsis. 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. Remove Ads. Cast. Crew.
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- Sozosha, Art Theatre Guild
- Nagisa Ōshima
Signaling the 10th anniversary since the introduction of Art Theatre Guild, “The Ceremony” is one of the best works of Nagisa Oshima and one of those films that highlights how multilayered, both audiovisuallly and contextually, cinema can be.
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. Nagisa Ōshima. Director, Screenplay. Mamoru Sasaki.
Nov 20, 2014 · This week Jeremy Elphick looks at Nagisa Oshima’s 1971 film The Ceremony (Gishiki). Nagisa Oshima stands as one of the most challenging, relevant and subversive presences in Japanese cinema with a body of work that matches his importance as an individual.
- Jeremy Elphick
Directed by Nagisa Oshima • 1971 • Japan Starring Kenzo Kawarasaki, Atsuko Kaku, Atsuo Nakamura. One of the greatest and most subversive films by renegade director Nagisa Oshima launches a scathing attack on postwar Japanese society via a portrait of one family, the Sakurada clan, whose increasin...
Upon receiving a shocking telegram from his cousin, a man recounts his early life, as a member of a broad family full of dark secrets that slowly reveal themselves through the clan ceremonies. The Ceremony is a stark critic of a country’s values, its cinema, its history, and its present.
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- Art Theatre Guild
