The Ceremony

Name: The Ceremony
Genre: drama
Released: 1971
Duration: 123 min
Rating: 6.8
Cast: Kenzō Kawarasaki, Atsuko Kaku, Atsuo Nakamura, Nobuko Otowa, Hōsei Komatsu

The Ceremony (1971) — drama film. Directed by Nagisa Ōshima. Starring Kenzō Kawarasaki, Atsuko Kaku, Atsuo Nakamura, Nobuko Otowa. This page maps 9 characters and 9 relationships between them as an interactive character network.

Interactive Features for The Ceremony

The Ceremony offers interactive tools beyond traditional movie databases:

Character Relationship Map — Interactive D3-powered visualization of character connections, alliances, and conflicts. Explore how 9 characters interconnect through 9 relationship links.
AI Story Visualization & Plot Analysis — AI-powered breakdown of story structure, emotional arcs, turning points, and narrative progression.

Story Analysis

A man struggles against inherited family obligations, forbidden desire, repeated mourning, and the disappearance of his childhood world.

Drama · 6.8/10 · 123 min · 1971

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.