Why Not？

Screening Schedule

Nov 19 (Fri.) 10:30,14:00 at Hiroshima City Cinematographic and Audio-visual Library

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Details

＜STORY＞
Feudal-ruled Edo Period (1603-1867) is drawing to a turbulent end. Genji (IZUMIYA Shigeru) returns from exile in the US to search for his wife, Ine (MOMOI Kaori), the star of a circus freak show. In classic IMAMURA style, he draws viewers’ attention to the impact the upheaval of the times had on those from the lower classes and fringes of society. The film culminates with the masses, charged with revolutionary energy, crying out “Ee ja nai ka” [Why not?] as they dance their way over Ryōgoku Bridge.

＜STAFF＞
Cast: MOMOI Kaori, IZUMIYA Shigeru, OGATA Ken, KUSAKARI Masao
Producers: OZAWA Shoichi, TOMODA Jiro, SUGISAKI Shigemi
Music: IKEBE Shinichiro
Cinematography: HIMEDA Shinsaku
Screenwriters: IMAMURA Shohei, MIYAMOTO Ken
Director: IMAMURA Shohei

＜Info＞
Year of production：1981
Running time：151'
Country：Japan
Language:Japanese