Why Not?

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.

Country:

Japan

Genre:

Drama

Duration:

151 minutes

Year:

1981

Director:

Shōhei Imamura

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Company:

Imamura Productions,

Shochiku

Cast:

Genji

Ine

Itoman

Furukawa

Masuya

Crew:

Director

Producer

Production Manager

Producer

Producer