Eijanaika (1981)

Directed by Shōhei Imamura2h 31mDrama

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.

Year
1981
Country
JP
Language
Japanese
Release date
8 January 1981
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6.2 (18)
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Kaori Momoi
Kaori Momoi
Ine
Shigeru Izumiya
Shigeru Izumiya
Genji
Masao Kusakari
Masao Kusakari
Itoman
Ken Ogata
Ken Ogata
Furukawa
Junzaburō Ban
Junzaburō Ban
Toramatsu
Norihei Miki
Norihei Miki
Masuya
Yuko Tanaka
Yuko Tanaka
Omatsu
Shino Ikenami
Shino Ikenami
Yoshino
Shigeru Tsuyuguchi
Shigeru Tsuyuguchi
Kinzo
Shoichi Ozawa
Shoichi Ozawa
Sakunojo
Yasuaki Kurata
Yasuaki Kurata
Hanjiro
Shōhei Hino
Shōhei Hino
Magoshichi
河
河野洋平
Ichinoshin Hara
Hiroshi Inuzuka
Hiroshi Inuzuka
Roku
Mitsuko Baisho
Mitsuko Baisho
Oko
Hideo Takamatsu
Hideo Takamatsu
Ben Hiura
Ben Hiura
Kibaji Tankobo
Kibaji Tankobo
Gon
Jirô Chiba
Jirô Chiba
Chōichirō Kawarasaki
Chōichirō Kawarasaki
Nakazawa
Sanshō Shinsui
Sanshō Shinsui
Densuke
Minori Terada
Minori Terada
Ijuin
Taiji Tonoyama
Taiji Tonoyama
Jyosyuya
Kazuko Shirakawa
Kazuko Shirakawa
Yamikumo-dayu
N
Nodoka Kawai
Etsuko Ikuta
Etsuko Ikuta
Nui
Аko
Аko
Oyoshi
Nenji Kobayashi
Nenji Kobayashi
Matakichi

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