A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era

7.2 / 10

(31 votes)

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.

Country:

Japan

Genre:

Comedy

Duration:

110 minutes

Year:

1957

Director:

Yūzō Kawashima

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Company:

Nikkatsu Corporation

Cast:
Frankie Sakai

Inokori Saheiji

Sachiko Hidari

Osome

Yôko Minamida

Koharu

Yūjirō Ishihara

Shinsaku Takasugi

Izumi Ashikawa

Ohisa

Crew:
Yūzō Kawashima

Director

Tadashi Nakamura

Editor

Kuratarō Takamura

Director of Photography

Toshirō Mayuzumi

Original Music Composer

Shōhei Imamura

Assistant Director