Gishiki (La ceremonia)

Post-war Japan’s fractured nobility in one family’s funeral cycle. The last Sakurada son watches honor codes curdle into state violence while funeral rites decay into hollow theater. A youthful corpse holds every era’s secrets.

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Nagisa Ōshima directed Gishiki (La ceremonia) in 1971. See Nagisa Ōshima's full filmography, where to start with Nagisa Ōshima, or where to go after you've seen everything by Nagisa Ōshima.

Gishiki (La ceremonia) was released in 1971 (JA original-language production), with a runtime of 123 minutes.