The Ceremony 儀式 (Gishiki)

Saturday, March 29, 2014
6 – 8:30PM

Nagisa Oshima audaciously views the important events of postwar Japanese history through the lens of one family’s ceremonial and social gatherings. The doomed family itself is a symbol of Japanese military aggression in Manchuria, and complicated intra-family relationships illustrate the effects of corrupt and patriarchal abuse. 1971, 123 min., color, new 35mm print, in Japanese with English subtitles. Directed by Nagisa Oshima. With Kenzo Kawarazaki, Atsuko Kaku, Kei Sato, Nobuko Otowa, Akiko Koyama, Hosei Komatsu, Fumio Watanabe, Atsuo Nakamura.

Introduction by Richard Peña, Director Emeritus, New York Film Festival, and Professor of Film Studies, Columbia University. A special screening commemorating Nagisa Oshima (1932-2013).

TICKETS $12/$9 Japan Society members, seniors and students Buy tickets online or call the Japan Society Box Office at (212) 715-1258, Mon. - Fri. 11 am - 6 pm, Weekends 11 am - 5 pm.

www.japansociety.org/film

Organized by

Japan Society

Contact

film@japansociety.org