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  • Sun in the Last Days of the Shogunate (1957)
  • Not Rated
    110 min | Comedy, Drama
Sun in the Last Days of the Shogunate (1957)
Not Rated
110 min | Comedy, Drama

In the last days of the Shogunate, a resourceful grifter seeks to outwit competing prostitutes, rebellious samurai and other inhabitants of a brothel in order to survive the hardened times.
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Director
Writers
Hisashi Yamanouchi (screenplay) (as Keiichi Tanaka) (as Keiichi Tanaka) | Yûzô Kawashima (screenplay) | Shôhei Imamura (screenplay) (as Shohei Imamura)
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Cinematographer
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Updated Jul 14, 1957

Release date
Jul 14, 1957 (Japan)
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Cast

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43 cast members
Name Known for
Furankî Sakai
Inokori Saheiji, the stayer Inokori Saheiji, the stayer   See fewer
Sachiko Hidari
Osome, the prostitute Osome, the prostitute   See fewer
Yôko Minamida
Koharu, the prostitute Koharu, the prostitute   See fewer
Yûjirô Ishihara
Shinsaku Takasugi Shinsaku Takasugi   See fewer
Izumi Ashikawa
Ohisa, the maid Ohisa, the maid   See fewer
Nobuo Kaneko
Denbei Denbei   See fewer
Hisano Yamaoka
Otatsu - Denbei's wife Otatsu - Denbei's wife   See fewer
Yasukiyo Umeno
Tokusaburô - Otatsu's son Tokusaburô - Otatsu's son   See fewer
Masao Oda
Zenpachi Zenpachi   See fewer
Masumi Okada
Kisuke Kisuke   See fewer
Tomio Aoki
Tadasuke Tadasuke   See fewer
Sanpei Mine
Sanpei Sanpei   See fewer
Kin Sugai
Okuma Okuma   See fewer
Kenjirô Uemura
Chôbei - Ohisa's father Chôbei - Ohisa's father   See fewer
Akitake Kôno
Matabei Matabei   See fewer
Taiji Tonoyama
Kurazô Kurazô   See fewer
Hiroshi Katô
Kurazô's son Kurazô's son   See fewer
Hideaki Nitani
Monta Shiji Monta Shiji   See fewer
Akira Kobayashi
Genzui Kusaka Genzui Kusaka   See fewer
Reiji Akitsu
Kumatarô Ariyoshi Kumatarô Ariyoshi   See fewer
Reiko Arai
Omoyo Omoyo   See fewer
Hyôe Enoki
Genpei Genpei   See fewer
Toyo Fukuda
Actress Actress   See fewer
Keisuke Hotaka
Shôsuke Shirai Shôsuke Shirai   See fewer
Hiromi Seki
Shunsuke Itô Shunsuke Itô   See fewer
Aomi Shiba
Otetsu Otetsu   See fewer
Zenji Yamada
Yûnen Yûnen   See fewer
Takeshi Katô
Narrator (uncredited) Narrator (uncredited)   See fewer
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