JFF 2026 - The Ceremony on 35mm Film
1971 · Nagisa Ōshima · 123 min
One session at Orpheum, Sat, 28 Nov
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.