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Eijanaika

Eijanaika

6,2 /10 (18 Votes)
1981 JA 151 min

Overview

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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Release date

08/01/1981

Votes

18

Popularity

0.9

Genres

Status

Released

Original title

ええじゃないか

Language

JA

Runtime

151 min

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