---
title: 'The Ceremony (1971)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Nagisa Ōshima'
released: '1971-05-18'
runtime_minutes: 123
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Japan'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-ceremony-1971'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066639/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Ceremony (1971)

1971 · 123 min · Drama · Japan

Original title: 儀式

## Synopsis

The Ceremony  is a 1971 Japanese drama film directed by Nagisa Ōshima, starring Kenzo Kawarasaki and Atsuko Kaku. 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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Nagisa Ōshima](https://cinepixo.com/people/nagisa-oshima)
- **Screenplay:** [Nagisa Ōshima](https://cinepixo.com/people/nagisa-oshima)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Tōru Takemitsu](https://cinepixo.com/people/toru-takemitsu)
- **Producer:** [Kinshirō Kuzui](https://cinepixo.com/people/kinshiro-kuzui), [Takuji Yamaguchi](https://cinepixo.com/people/takuji-yamaguchi)
- **Director of Photography:** [Tōichirō Narushima](https://cinepixo.com/people/toichiro-narushima)
- **Editor:** [Keiichi Uraoka](https://cinepixo.com/people/keiichi-uraoka)

## Cast

- [Fumio Watanabe](https://cinepixo.com/people/fumio-watanabe)
- [Atsuo Nakamura](https://cinepixo.com/people/atsuo-nakamura)
- [Eitarō Ozawa](https://cinepixo.com/people/eitaro-ozawa)
- [Nobuko Otowa](https://cinepixo.com/people/nobuko-otowa)
- [Kei Satō](https://cinepixo.com/people/kei-sato)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-ceremony-1971
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