Why Not? (1981)
2h 31m
Running Time
January 8, 1981Release Date
Why Not? (1981)
2h 31m
Running Time
January 8, 1981Release Date
Plot.
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.
Where to Watch.
Subs
Currently Why Not? is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: Criterion Channel
Streaming in:🇺🇸 United States
This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Shigeru Izumiya
Genji
Kaori Momoi
Ine
Masao Kusakari
Itoman
Ken Ogata
Furukawa
Norihei Miki
Masuya
Junzaburō Ban
Toramatsu
Megumi Yasue
Oko
Mitsuko Baisho
Oko
Shigeru Tsuyuguchi
Kinzo
Ako
Oyoshi
Shōhei Hino
Magoshichi
Shino Ikenami
Yoshino
Etsuko Ikuta
Nui
Hiroshi Inuzuka
Roku
Chōichirō Kawarasaki
Nakazawa
Kazuo Kitamura
Koide
Nenji Kobayashi
Matakichi
Yasuaki Kurata
Hanjiro
Shoichi Ozawa
Sakunojo / Producer
Sanshô Shinsui
Densuke
Kazuko Shirakawa
Yamikumo-dayu
Yûko Tanaka
Omatsu
Kibaji Tankobo
Gon
Minori Terada
Ijuin
Media.
Details.
Wiki.
Eejanaika or Why Not? (ええじゃないか, Ee ja nai ka) is a 1981 Japanese film by director Shohei Imamura. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1981 Cannes Film Festival.
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