A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era (2011)

  • G
  • 12/23/2011 (JP)
  • Comedy
  • 1h 50m

Overview

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.

Yūzō Kawashima

Director, Screenplay

Shōhei Imamura

Screenplay

Hisashi Yamanouchi

Screenplay

Cast

Frankie Sakai's headshot

Frankie Sakai

Inokori Saheiji
Sachiko Hidari's headshot

Sachiko Hidari

Osome
Yōko Minamida's headshot

Yōko Minamida

Koharu
Yūjirō Ishihara's headshot

Yūjirō Ishihara

Shinsaku Takasugi
Izumi Ashikawa's headshot

Izumi Ashikawa

Ohisa
Toshiyuki Ichimura's headshot

Toshiyuki Ichimura

Mokubei
Nobuo Kaneko's headshot

Nobuo Kaneko

Denbei
Hisano Yamaoka's headshot

Hisano Yamaoka

Otatsu

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