Why Not (1981) // Bande-annonce (VO)
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Description
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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Release Date1981
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Runtime2 hr 31 min
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Languageja
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Rating6.2 (18)
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Genres
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DirectorShōhei Imamura
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Cast桃井かおり泉谷しげる草刈正雄緒形拳伴淳三郎三木のり平田中裕子池波志乃露口茂小沢昭一倉田保昭火野正平河野洋平犬塚弘倍賞美津子高松英郎樋浦勉丹古母鬼馬二矢吹二朗河原崎長一郎深水三章寺田農殿山泰司白川和子かわいのどか生田悦子亜湖小林稔侍
