CinemaOSMovie · 1957 · 1h 50m

A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era

70%(41)IMDbComedy

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.

Directed byYūzō Kawashima

Status: Released
Runtime: 1h 50m
Language: JA
Released: July 14, 1957

Studios

Nikkatsu Corporation

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Sun in the Last Days of the Shogunate (1957) TRAILER [HD 1080p]

Sun in the Last Days of the Shogunate (1957) TRAILER [HD 1080p]

BAKUMATSU TAIYÔ-DEN (Masters of Cinema) New & Exclusive Trailer

BAKUMATSU TAIYÔ-DEN (Masters of Cinema) New & Exclusive Trailer

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited

Starring

Frankie Sakai

Frankie Sakai

Inokori Saheiji

Sachiko Hidari

Sachiko Hidari

Osome

Yōko Minamida

Yōko Minamida

Koharu

Yūjirō Ishihara

Yūjirō Ishihara

Shinsaku Takasugi

Izumi Ashikawa

Izumi Ashikawa

Ohisa

Toshiyuki Ichimura

Toshiyuki Ichimura

Mokubei

Nobuo Kaneko

Nobuo Kaneko

Denbei

Hisano Yamaoka

Hisano Yamaoka

Otatsu

Yasukiyo Umeno

Yasukiyo Umeno

Tokusaburo

Masao Oda

Masao Oda

Zenpachi

Creative team

Directed by: Yūzō Kawashima
Written by: Yūzō Kawashima
Shōhei Imamura
Produced by: Takeshi Yamamoto

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