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Bonchi (1960)
105 min | Drama

Bonchi (1960)

105 min | Drama

Kikuji is the scion of an Osaka merchant family whose traditional power is matrilineal. Instructed by his overbearing mother and grandmother to give them an heiress for the family business, he stands by helplessly as his wife is thrown out...See moreKikuji is the scion of an Osaka merchant family whose traditional power is matrilineal. Instructed by his overbearing mother and grandmother to give them an heiress for the family business, he stands by helplessly as his wife is thrown out of the house for producing a son. Driven to a life of dissipation - his mistresses also fail to produce daughters - in the end he is just too tired to care. The film presages Ichikawa's The Makioka Sisters in its World War II nostalgia and visual sophistication. Written by Japan film feastive See less

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9 cast members

Name	Known for
Raizô Ichikawa Kikuji Kikuji See fewer	Conflagration (1958)
Tamao Nakamura Hiroko Hiroko See fewer	Bamboo Doll of Echizen (1963)
Mitsuko Kusabue Ikako Ikako See fewer	Samurai Pirate (1963)
Machiko Kyô Ofuku Ofuku See fewer	Rashomon (1950)
Ayako Wakao Ponta Ponta See fewer	Seisaku's Wife (1965)
Fubuki Koshiji Hisako Hisako See fewer	Daigaku no sanzôkutachi (1960)
Kikue Môri Kino Kino See fewer	The Revolutionary (1962)
Isuzu Yamada Sei Sei See fewer	Throne of Blood (1957)
Eiji Funakoshi Kihei Kihei See fewer	Fires on the Plain (1959)