Ritual
- IMDb link: 0269856
- IMDb rating: 7.5 (3,316 votes)
- Genres: Drama
- Director: Shunji Iwai, Hideaki Anno, Ayako Fujitani
- Cast: Jun Murakami, Shinobu Otake and others
- Release date: 7 Dec 2000
- Release year: 2000
- Runtime: 128 minutes
- Country: Japan
- Keywords: bathtub, umbrella, train track, filmmaker, girl, young, literature on screen, japanese drama, live action adaptation, based on autobiographical novel
Plot:
A disillusioned filmmaker has an encounter with a young girl who has a ritual of repeating "Tomorrow is my birthday" every day. He tries to communicate with her through his video camera.