TMDb Rating
6.1/10
17 verified votes
Eijanaika (1981)
Drama
151 min
Plot Summary
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.
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Keywords to include
DramaShōhei ImamuraShigeru IzumiyaKaori Momoi1981
Director
Shōhei Imamura
Top Cast
Shigeru IzumiyaKaori MomoiMasao KusakariKen OgataNorihei Miki
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