A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era (1957)

Name: A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era
Genre: Comedy
Released: 14 Jul 1957
Rating: 7.18
Cast: Frankie Sakai, Sachiko Hidari, Yôko Minamida, Yūjirō Ishihara, Izumi Ashikawa

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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.

Release: Jul 14, 1957

Runtime: 110 minutes

Language: 日本語

Studio: Nikkatsu Corporation

Country: Japan

Cast: Frankie Sakai, Sachiko Hidari, Yôko Minamida, Yūjirō Ishihara, Izumi Ashikawa, Toshiyuki Ichimura

Crew: Yūzō Kawashima (Director), Tadashi Nakamura (Editor), Kuratarō Takamura (Director of Photography), Toshirō Mayuzumi (Original Music Composer), Shōhei Imamura (Assistant Director), Kimihiko Nakamura (Art Direction)

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