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Why Not? (1981)

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 2H 31M

Director : Shôhei Imamura
Writer : Shôhei Imamura, Ken Miyamoto

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Shigeru Izumiya
Shigeru Izumiya
Genji
Kaori Momoi
Kaori Momoi
Ine
Masao Kusakari
Masao Kusakari
Itoman
Ken Ogata
Ken Ogata
Furukawa
Norihei Miki
Norihei Miki
Masuya
Junzaburō Ban
Junzaburō Ban
Toramatsu
Mitsuko Baisho
Mitsuko Baisho
Oko
Shigeru Tsuyuguchi
Shigeru Tsuyuguchi
Kinzo
Ako
Ako
Oyoshi
Shôhei Hino
Shôhei Hino
Magoshichi
Shino Ikenami
Shino Ikenami
Yoshino
Etsuko Ikuta
Etsuko Ikuta
Nui
Hiroshi Inuzuka
Hiroshi Inuzuka
Roku
Chōichirō Kawarasaki
Chōichirō Kawarasaki
Nakazawa
Kazuo Kitamura
Kazuo Kitamura
Koide
Nenji Kobayashi
Nenji Kobayashi
Matakichi
Yasuaki Kurata
Yasuaki Kurata
Hanjiro
Shoichi Ozawa
Shoichi Ozawa
Sakunojo
Sanshô Shinsui
Sanshô Shinsui
Densuke
Kazuko Shirakawa
Kazuko Shirakawa
Yamikumo-dayu
Yūko Tanaka
Yūko Tanaka
Omatsu
Kibaji Tankobo
Kibaji Tankobo
Gon
Minori Terada
Minori Terada
Ijuin
Taiji Tonoyama
Taiji Tonoyama
Jyosyuya

Crews

Shôhei Imamura
Shôhei Imamura
Director
Shôhei Imamura
Shôhei Imamura
Producer
Shoichi Ozawa
Shoichi Ozawa
Producer
Shigemi Sugisaki
Shigemi Sugisaki
Producer
Jirô Tomoda
Jirô Tomoda
Producer
Shinichirô Ikebe
Shinichirô Ikebe
Original Music Composer
Shinsaku Himeda
Shinsaku Himeda
Director of Photography
Keiichi Uraoka
Keiichi Uraoka
Editor
Nobutsugu Tsubomi
Nobutsugu Tsubomi
Production Manager
Shôhei Imamura
Shôhei Imamura
Screenplay
Ken Miyamoto
Ken Miyamoto
Screenplay
Yasuo Iwaki
Yasuo Iwaki
Lighting Technician
Akiyoshi Satani
Akiyoshi Satani
Art Direction
Shotaro Yoshida
Shotaro Yoshida
Sound Recordist
Hideo Nanbu
Hideo Nanbu
Assistant Director

Trailers and other movies

Why Not (1981) // Bande-annonce (VO)

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