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Why Not?
Why Not?

Why Not?

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Drama

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

151 mins

Rating

6.4/10

Release Date

08 January 1981

Country

Japan

Cast

Shigeru Izumiya

Shigeru Izumiya

Genji

Kaori Momoi

Kaori Momoi

Ine

Masao Kusakari

Masao Kusakari

Itoman

Ken Ogata

Ken Ogata

Furukawa

Norihei Miki

Norihei Miki

Masuya

Junzaburō Ban

Junzaburō Ban

Toramatsu

Mitsuko Baisho

Mitsuko Baisho

Oko

Shigeru Tsuyuguchi

Shigeru Tsuyuguchi

Kinzo

Ако

Ако

Oyoshi

Shōhei Hino

Shōhei Hino

Magoshichi

Shino Ikenami

Shino Ikenami

Yoshino

Etsuko Ikuta

Etsuko Ikuta

Nui

Hiroshi Inuzuka

Hiroshi Inuzuka

Roku

Chōichirō Kawarasaki

Chōichirō Kawarasaki

Nakazawa

Kazuo Kitamura

Kazuo Kitamura

Koide

Nenji Kobayashi

Nenji Kobayashi

Matakichi

Yasuaki Kurata

Yasuaki Kurata

Hanjiro

Shoichi Ozawa

Shoichi Ozawa

Sakunojo

Sanshō Shinsui

Sanshō Shinsui

Densuke

Kazuko Shirakawa

Kazuko Shirakawa

Yamikumo-dayu

Yuko Tanaka

Yuko Tanaka

Omatsu

Kibaji Tankobo

Kibaji Tankobo

Gon

Minori Terada

Minori Terada

Ijuin

Taiji Tonoyama

Taiji Tonoyama

Jyosyuya

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