Movie
Why Not?
6.1/10
1981
2h 31m
ja
Drama
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.
Director
Shōhei Imamura
Writers
Shōhei Imamura, Ken Miyamoto
Movie Information
Release Date
January 8, 1981
Runtime
2h 31m
Status
Released
Original Language
ja
Vote Count
17
Production
Imamura Productions
