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.
Unfortunately the movie The Ceremony is not yet available on HBO Max.
| Directing | Nagisa Ōshima | Director |
| Writing | Tsutomu Tamura | Screenplay |
| Art | Shigemasa Toda | Art Direction |
| Writing | Mamoru Sasaki | Screenplay |
| Sound | Hideo Nishizaki | Sound Recordist |
| Writing | Nagisa Ōshima | Screenplay |
| Production | Kinshirô Kuzui | Producer |
| Production | Takuji Yamaguchi | Producer |
| Editing | Keiichi Uraoka | Editor |
| Camera | Tōichirō Narushima | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Toru Takemitsu | Original Music Composer |
