The Ceremony (1971)

Original title

儀式

Directed by

Nagisa Ōshima

Genre

drama film

Country

Japan

Runtime

2h 03m

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 43 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

In post-war Japan, a family clan gathers for weddings and funerals across many years. The older generation forces their traditions on the young ones, causing pain and damage.

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What happens

The Ceremony (Japanese: 儀式, Hepburn: Gishiki) 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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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• More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.