A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era (1957)
14/07/1957
Comedy
1h 50m
- 72% (35 votes)
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Overview
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.
- Yūzō KawashimaDirector, Screenplay
- Hisashi YamanouchiScreenplay
- Shōhei ImamuraScreenplay
Original Title
幕末太陽傳
Status
Released
Original Language
Japanese
Keywords
- samurai
- prostitute
- brothel
- grifter
- jidaigeki
- edo period
- bakumatsu
Top Billed Cast
Frankie Sakai
Inokori Saheiji
Sachiko Hidari
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Yōko Minamida
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Yūjirō Ishihara
Shinsaku Takasugi
Izumi Ashikawa
Ohisa
Toshiyuki Ichimura
Mokubei
Nobuo Kaneko
Denbei
Hisano Yamaoka
Otatsu
Yasukiyo Umeno
Tokusaburo
Masao Oda
Zenpachi
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