The Ceremony

Japan Release: 1971
Running Time:
123 minutes

The Ceremony


Japanese Title

儀式
[Gishiki]

Distributor: Production:

ATG (Toho owned film)
Sozosha / ATG

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Live Action

Box Office - Stock Footage - DVDs - CDs - Pictures - Background - Concept Art - Cut Scenes - Reviews

Titles

International Title

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Initial US Title

The Ceremony
US Distributor: Criterion (2021) / Time: 123 Minutes

Alternate Titles

The Ceremony
[Literal Translation]

The Ceremony
[Japan English Title]


Staff

Cast

Directed by Nagisa Oshima
Writing credits Mamoru Sasaki, Tsutomu Tamura, Nagisa Oshima
Produced by Takuji Yamaguchi, Kinshiro Kuzui
Music by Toru Takemitsu
Cinematography by Toichiro Narushima
Film Editing by Keiichi Uraoka
Production Design by Shigemasa Toda, Shigenori Shimoishizaka
Assistant Director Takashi Ueno, Hitoshi Ozu
Sakurada Masuo Kenzo Kawarasaki
Sakurada Ritsuko Atsuko Kaku
Tachibana Terumichi Atsuo Nakamura
Sakurada Tadashi Kiyoshi Tsuchiya
Sakurada Shizu Nobuko Otowa
Sakurada Isamu Hosei Komatsu
Sakurada Mori Rokko Toura
Sakurada Shun Fumio Watanabe
Sakurada Tomiko Shizue Kawarazaki
Sakurada Satsuko Akiko Koyama
Sakurada Kiku Maki Takayama
Sakurada Chiyo Sue Mitobe
Tachibana Takeyo Eitaro Ozawa
Isamu's Flower Girl Chisako Hara
Sakurada Masuo (Teen) Ryuichi Tsubaki
Sakurada Ritsuko (Teen) Yumi Narushima
Tachibana Terumichi (Teen) Yoshiaki Ota
Sakurada Tadashi (Teen) Yukihiro Tsubaki
Chief Taiji Tonoyama
Sakurada Kazuomi, Grandfather Kei Sato

Posters


DVDs and Blu-rays

Japan Region 2 The Ceremony Kinokuniya Bookstore (2011)

Background and Trivia

  • ATG (The Japan Art Theater Guild), who originally released the movie, would merge into Toho in 2018. It's possible Toho had ownership of the film prior to that, though, as they released the movie to VHS in Japan.