The Ceremony 1971
Oshima’s magisterial epic, centering on the ambivalent surviving heir of the Sakurada clan, uses ritual and the microcosm of the traditional family to trace the rise and fall of militaristic Japan across several decades.
Oshima’s magisterial epic, centering on the ambivalent surviving heir of the Sakurada clan, uses ritual and the microcosm of the traditional family to trace the rise and fall of militaristic Japan across several decades.
The lives of a matriarch, her two sons, and her niece are never the same again as they come to terms with an indiscretion in the family. A pivotal decision is made and a downward spiral ensues wherein the outcome can be no less than earth-shattering.
A very depressing story of a girl named Aida, an acid attack survivor. She is a beautiful, innocent and docile girl with a sensitive heart who later transforms into a strong survivor after her beauty becomes a curse for her.
Saman, an unscrupulous and ungrateful woman, forces her elder sister Aiman's betrothed Faisal to break off his engagement and marry her after learning that his business has started booming.