The Ceremony

1971 film by Nagisa Ōshima
Movie film Q1138004
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The Ceremony

Summary

The Ceremony is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (174 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Ceremony's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • The Ceremony was directed by Nagisa Ōshima[4].
  • Nagisa Ōshima wrote the screenplay for The Ceremony[5].
  • The Ceremony's composer is recorded as Tōru Takemitsu[6].
  • The Ceremony's genre is drama film[7].
  • A cast member of The Ceremony was Kei Satō[8].
  • A cast member of The Ceremony was Nobuko Otowa[9].
  • A cast member of The Ceremony was Atsuo Nakamura[10].
  • A cast member of The Ceremony was Fumio Watanabe[11].
  • A cast member of The Ceremony was Eitarō Ozawa[12].
  • The Ceremony was produced by Kinshirō Kuzui[13].
  • The Ceremony was produced by Takuji Yamaguchi[14].
  • The Ceremony's director of photography is recorded as Tōichirō Narushima[15].
  • The original language of The Ceremony was Japanese[16].
  • The Ceremony's color is recorded as color[17].
  • The Ceremony's country of origin is recorded as Japan[18].
  • The Ceremony was released on May 18, 1971[19].
  • The Ceremony was released on 1971[20].
  • The Ceremony's distributed by is recorded as Art Theatre Guild[21].
  • The Ceremony's film editor is recorded as Keiichi Uraoka[22].
  • The Ceremony's title is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '儀式'}[23].
  • The Ceremony's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+123'}[24].
  • The Ceremony's EIRIN film rating is recorded as G[25].

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Authorship and Creation

Producers include Kinshirō Kuzui[13] and Takuji Yamaguchi[14]. The Ceremony was directed by Nagisa Ōshima[4]. Nagisa Ōshima wrote the screenplay for it[5]. Cast members include Kei Satō[8], Nobuko Otowa[9], Atsuo Nakamura[10], Fumio Watanabe[11], and Eitarō Ozawa[12].

Publication

Publication dates include May 18, 1971[19] and 1971[20]. The original language of The Ceremony was Japanese[16]. Its genre is drama film[7].

Why It Matters

The Ceremony ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (174 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [27] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases
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    Producer Kinshirō Kuzui, Takuji Yamaguchi
    Publication date +1971-05-18T00:00:00Z, +1971-00-00T00:00:00Z
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