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A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era (1957)

Genre : Comedy, Drama

Runtime : 1H 50M

Director : Yūzō Kawashima
Writer : Hisashi Yamanouchi, Yūzō Kawashima, Shôhei Imamura

Synopsis

Saheji, a man-about-town, gets stuck at a high-class brothel when he can’t pay the bill. He makes the best of his situation by performing various tasks amidst the tumult of the end of the shogunate—but always by making sure to get a “commission” for his troubles.

Actors

Frankie Sakai
Frankie Sakai
Inokori Saheiji
Sachiko Hidari
Sachiko Hidari
Osome
Yôko Minamida
Yôko Minamida
Koharu
Yûjirô Ishihara
Yûjirô Ishihara
Shinsaku Takasugi
Izumi Ashikawa
Izumi Ashikawa
Ohisa
Toshiyuki Ichimura
Toshiyuki Ichimura
Mokubei
Nobuo Kaneko
Nobuo Kaneko
Denbei
Hisano Yamaoka
Hisano Yamaoka
Otatsu
Yasukiyo Umeno
Yasukiyo Umeno
Tokusaburo
Masao Oda
Masao Oda
Zenpachi
Masumi Okada
Masumi Okada
Kisuke
Toshio Takahara
Toshio Takahara
Kaneji
Tomio Aoki
Tomio Aoki
Sanpei Mine
Sanpei Mine
Sanpei
Kin Sugai
Kin Sugai
Okuma
Shoichi Ozawa
Shoichi Ozawa
Kinzo
Kenjiro Uemura
Kenjiro Uemura
Chobei
Akitake Kôno
Akitake Kôno
Matabei
Kō Nishimura
Kō Nishimura
Kiyami no Shinko
Kazuo Kumakura
Kazuo Kumakura
Kinbou
Taiji Tonoyama
Taiji Tonoyama
Kurazo
Hiroshi Kato
Hiroshi Kato
Kurazo's Son, Seishichi
Hideaki Nitani
Hideaki Nitani
Monta Shiji
Akira Kobayashi
Akira Kobayashi
Genzui Kusaka
Shosei Muto
Shosei Muto
Yamato
Reiko Arai
Reiko Arai
Omoyo
Hyōe Enoki
Hyōe Enoki
Genpei
Toyo Fukuda
Toyo Fukuda
Akifumi Inoue
Akifumi Inoue
Gonta
Ryusei Ito
Ryusei Ito
Nobuo Kawakami
Nobuo Kawakami
Ikunosuke Koizumi
Ikunosuke Koizumi
Akio Miyabe
Akio Miyabe
Yoko Takeuchi
Yoko Takeuchi
Oyoshi
Aomi Shiba
Aomi Shiba
Otetsu
Chiyoko Shimizu
Chiyoko Shimizu
Ouno
Chigusa Takayama
Chigusa Takayama
Osada
Zenji Yamada
Zenji Yamada
Takeshi Katō
Takeshi Katō
Narrator (uncredited)

Crews

Yūzō Kawashima
Yūzō Kawashima
Director
Kuratarô Takamura
Kuratarô Takamura
Director of Photography
Toshirō Mayuzumi
Toshirō Mayuzumi
Original Music Composer
Tadashi Nakamura
Tadashi Nakamura
Editor
Takeshi Yamamoto
Takeshi Yamamoto
Producer
Kazuhiko Chiba
Kazuhiko Chiba
Art Direction
Kimihiko Nakamura
Kimihiko Nakamura
Art Direction
Hiroyoshi Hayashimoto
Hiroyoshi Hayashimoto
Production Manager
Shôhei Imamura
Shôhei Imamura
Assistant Director
Fumio Hashimoto
Fumio Hashimoto
Sound Recordist
Mitsuo Onishi
Mitsuo Onishi
Lighting Technician
Hisashi Yamanouchi
Hisashi Yamanouchi
Screenplay
Yūzō Kawashima
Yūzō Kawashima
Screenplay
Shôhei Imamura
Shôhei Imamura
Screenplay

Trailers and other movies

BAKUMATSU TAIYÔ-DEN (Masters of Cinema) New & Exclusive Trailer
Sun in the Last Days of the Shogunate (1957) TRAILER [HD 1080p]

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