GISHIKI (1971)

Film details

Featuring

Kenzo Kawarazaki Atsuo Nakamura Akiko Koyama
Director

Nagisa Oshima
Country

Japan
Year

1971
Type

Film
Category

Fiction

Alternative titles

The CEREMONY Alternative

Synopsis

The history from the end of the Second World War until the early 1970s of a well-off family living in provincial Japan. The film focusses on the weddings, funerals and other ceremonies the family has held and is seen through the eyes of Masuo, one of the sons who was born in Manchuria.

Cast & Credits

Cast
- - Masuo Sakurada
    
    Kenzo Kawarazaki
  - Terumichi Tachibana
    
    Atsuo Nakamura
  - Setsuko Sakurada
    
    Akiko Koyama
  - Ritsuko Sakurada
    
    Atsuko Kaku
  - Tadashi Sakurada
    
    Kiyoshi Tsuchiya
  - Kazuomi Sakurada
    
    Kei Sato
  - Shizu Sakurada
    
    Nobuko Otowa
  - Tomiko Sakurada
    
    Shizue Kawarazaki
  - Kiku Sakurada
    
    Maki Takayama
  - Isamu Sakurada
    
    Hôsei Komatsu
  - Susumu Sakurada
    
    Fumio Watanabe
  - Mamoru Sakurada
    
    Rokko Toura
  - Chiyo Sakurada
    
    Sue Mitobe
  - Takeyo Tachibana
    
    Eitarô Ozawa
  - Isamu's Wife
    
    Chisako Hara
  - old man
    
    Taiji Tonoyama
  - Masuo as a child
    
    Ryuichi Tsubaki
  - Ritsuko as a child
    
    Yumi Narushima
  - Terumichi as a child
    
    Yoshiaki Ota
  - Tadashi as a child
    
    Yukihiro Tsubaki
Credits
- Direction:
  - Director
    
    Nagisa Oshima
  - Assistant Director
    
    Kiyoshi Ogasawara
  Production:
  - Production Company
    
    Sozo-sha
  - Production Company
    
    A.G.T.
  - Producer
    
    Kinshiru Kuzui
  - Producer
    
    Takuji Yamaguchi
  - Production Manager
    
    Masanori Sanada
  Writing:
  - Screenplay
    
    Tsutomu Tamura
  - Screenplay
    
    Mamoru Sasaki
  - Screenplay
    
    Nagisa Oshima
  Photography:
  - Director of Photography
    
    Tôichirô Narushima
  - Lighting
    
    Reijiro Yamashita
  Editing:
  - Editor
    
    Keiichi Uraoka
  Design:
  - Art Director
    
    Jusho Toda
  Make-up:
  - Hair and Make-up
    
    Hisao Uno
  - Hair and Make-up
    
    Hideko Murahashi
  Music:
  - Music
    
    Toru Takemitsu
  Sound:
  - Sound
    
    Hideo Nishizaki