A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era

1957 1h 50m JA

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7.0

SOLID

★7.0TMDB · 41

Comedy

Synopsis

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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.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Frankie Sakai
Inokori Saheiji
Sachiko Hidari
Osome
Yōko Minamida
Koharu
Yūjirō Ishihara
Shinsaku Takasugi
Izumi Ashikawa
Ohisa
Toshiyuki Ichimura
Mokubei
Nobuo Kaneko
Denbei
Hisano Yamaoka
Otatsu

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Yūzō Kawashima
Writers: Shōhei Imamura, Hisashi Yamanouchi, Yūzō Kawashima
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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69 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Yūzō Kawashima, shot by Kuratarō Takamura. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Toshirō Mayuzumi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Tadashi Nakamura shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Frankie Sakai and Sachiko Hidari and Yōko Minamida carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0050162 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 41 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Yūzō Kawashima directs. Kuratarō Takamura behind the camera. Toshirō Mayuzumi scores. Tadashi Nakamura cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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169 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Directed by Yūzō Kawashima, shot by Kuratarō Takamura. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Toshirō Mayuzumi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Tadashi Nakamura shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Frankie Sakai and Sachiko Hidari and Yōko Minamida carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0050162 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 41 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.