Sun in the Last Days of the Shogunate (1957)

1957 · Movie · 110 min. · Japan

When man-about-town Saheiji (the beloved comedian Frankie Sakai) finds himself unable to pay for a bill at a brothel, he is forced to remain there to work off his debt. However he finds his wit and resourcefulness enable him to turn this situation to his advantage, as he interacts with a whole range of characters, from rivalling courtesans to political activists.

Direction Yûzô Kawashima

Cast Frankie Sakai · Sachiko Hidari · Yôko Minamida · Yujiro Ishihara · Izumi Ashikawa · Toshiyuki Ichimura

Soundtrack Toshiro Mayuzumi

Screenplay Shôhei Imamura · Yûzô Kawashima · Hisashi Yamauchi

Cinematography Kurataro Takamura

Original title Bakumatsu taiyôden (Sun in the Last Days of the Shogunate)

Also known as The Sun Legend of the End of the Tokugawa Era


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