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Eijanaika

Name: Eijanaika
Genre: Drama
Released: 1981-01-08
Duration: 2 h 31 min
Cast: Kaori Momoi, Shigeru Izumiya, Masao Kusakari, Ken Ogata, Junzaburō Ban

1981Directed by Shōhei Imamura

Drama2h 31m

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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.

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Kaori MomoiIne

Shigeru IzumiyaGenji

Masao KusakariItoman

Ken OgataFurukawa

Junzaburō BanToramatsu

Norihei MikiMasuya

Yuko TanakaOmatsu

Shino IkenamiYoshino

Shigeru TsuyuguchiKinzo

Shoichi OzawaSakunojo

Yasuaki KurataHanjiro

Shōhei HinoMagoshichi

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About Eijanaika

How long is Eijanaika?: Eijanaika runs 2 hours and 31 minutes (151 minutes).
Who directed Eijanaika?: Eijanaika was directed by Shōhei Imamura.
Who is in the cast of Eijanaika?: Eijanaika stars Kaori Momoi as Ine, Shigeru Izumiya as Genji and Masao Kusakari as Itoman.
What language is Eijanaika in?: Eijanaika is in Japanese.
Where can I watch Eijanaika?: In the United States, Eijanaika is streaming on Criterion Channel. Availability differs by country: see Stream above for yours.
When was Eijanaika released?: Eijanaika was released on January 8, 1981.