A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era

1957

1h 50m

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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.

Writers

Hisashi Yamanouchi(screenplay by)
Yūzō Kawashima(screenplay by)
Shōhei Imamura(screenplay by)

Writers

Hisashi Yamanouchi(screenplay by)
Yūzō Kawashima(screenplay by)
Shōhei Imamura(screenplay by)

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Release date

July 14, 1957 (United States)

Country of origin

Japan

Language

Japanese

Production company

Nikkatsu Corporation

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