Czechia / Jan 23, 2013 / Eiga-Sai Film Festival
2h 31min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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Plot
The film depicts carnivalesque atmosphere summed up by the cry "Ei ja nai ka" ("Why not?") in Japan in 1867 and 1868 in the days leading to the Meiji Restoration. It examines the effects of the political and social upheaval of the time, and culminates in a revelrous march on the Tokyo Imperial Palace, which turns into a massacre. Characteristically, Imamura focuses not on the leaders of the country, but on characters in the lower classes and on the fringes of society.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Shigeru Tsuyuguchi | Kinzo |
| Ако | Oyoshi |
| Shōhei Hino | Magoshichi |
| Shino Ikenami | Yoshino |
| Etsuko Ikuta | Nui |
| Hiroshi Inuzuka | Roku |
| Chōichirō Kawarasaki | Nakazawa |
| Kazuo Kitamura | Koide |
| Nenji Kobayashi | Matakichi |
| Yasuaki Kurata | Hanjiro |
| Shoichi Ozawa | Sakunojo |
| Sanshō Shinsui | Densuke |
| Kazuko Shirakawa | Yamikumo-dayu |
| Yuko Tanaka | Omatsu |
| Kibaji Tankobo | Gon |
| Minori Terada | Ijuin |
| Taiji Tonoyama | Jyosyuya |
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | ええじゃないか |
| Original language | 日本語 (JA) |
| Spoken languages | 日本語 |
| Production countries | Japan |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Imamura Productions, Shochiku |
| Release date | 8 gennaio 1981 |
| Production | Shōhei Imamura, Shoichi Ozawa, Shigemi Sugisaki, Jirô Tomoda |
| Writer | Shōhei Imamura, Ken Miyamoto |
| Editing | Keiichi Uraoka |
| Cinematography | Shinsaku Himeda |
| Assistant directors | Hideo Nanbu, Shōhei Imamura |
| Lighting | Yasuo Iwaki |
| Camera operators | Shinsaku Himeda |
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| Additional photography | Shinsaku Himeda |
| Production design | Akiyoshi Satani |
| Art direction | Akiyoshi Satani |
| Set decoration | Akiyoshi Satani |
| Music | Shinichiro Ikebe, Shotaro Yoshida |
| Sound | Shinichiro Ikebe, Shotaro Yoshida |
Release dates
Premiere
Theatrical release
United States / Jan 08, 1981
Japan / Mar 14, 1981
XG / Nov 12, 1982
Russia / Oct 07, 2010 / Ретроспектива фильмов Сёхэя Имамуры в Москве
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