Why Not?

Why Not?

6.4/102h 31m1981
Why Not?

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.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Imamura Productions
Shochiku

Additional Information

Original Title:ええじゃないか
Original Language:Japanese
Status:Released

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