The Ceremony
Drama
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.
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A stark, ritualistic examination of post-war Japan. It feels like watching a meticulously crafted, somber historical tapestry unfold, revealing the deep-seated anxieties and lingering shadows of a nation grappling with its past.
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romantic rivalrypatriarchydysfunctional familypost war japandying traditionstraditional familycousins in loveancestral traditionsjapanese traditionsuicide by poisonfamily rivalry
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