Why Not?

Why Not?

Release date : January 8, 1981
Runtime : 2h 31m
Countries of origin : Japan /
Original Language : Japanese /
Director : Shōhei Imamura /
Production companies : Imamura Productions / Shochiku /
January 8, 1981 2h 31m Japan Drama Japanese More
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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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  • title:Why Not?
  • status:Released
  • Release date: 1981
  • Runtime:2h 31m
  • Genres: Drama ·
  • Countries of origin: Japan ·
  • Original Language: Japanese ·
  • Director: Shōhei Imamura /
  • Writers: Shōhei Imamura · Ken Miyamoto ·
  • Production companies: Imamura Productions · Shochiku ·
  • 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.
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