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A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era

A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era

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Overview

Saheji, a man-about-town, gets stuck at a high-class brothel when he can’t pay the bill. He makes the best of his situation by performing various tasks amidst the tumult of the end of the shogunate—but always by making sure to get a “commission” for his troubles.

Directed by Yūzō Kawashima
Written by Hisashi Yamanouchi, Yūzō Kawashima, Shōhei Imamura
Produced by Takeshi Yamamoto
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Top Cast

Frankie Sakai

Frankie Sakai

Inokori Saheiji

Sachiko Hidari

Sachiko Hidari

Osome

Yōko Minamida

Yōko Minamida

Koharu

Yūjirō Ishihara

Yūjirō Ishihara

Shinsaku Takasugi

Izumi Ashikawa

Izumi Ashikawa

Ohisa

Toshiyuki Ichimura

Toshiyuki Ichimura

Mokubei

Nobuo Kaneko

Nobuo Kaneko

Denbei

Hisano Yamaoka

Hisano Yamaoka

Otatsu

Yasukiyo Umeno

Yasukiyo Umeno

Tokusaburo

Masao Oda

Masao Oda

Zenpachi

Themes & Keywords

samuraiprostitutebrothelgrifterjidaigekiedo periodbakumatsu

About A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era

A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era is a comedy film released in 1957 exploring themes of samurai, prostitute, brothel, grifter, jidaigeki, edo period. Directed by Yūzō Kawashima, it stars Frankie Sakai, Sachiko Hidari, Yōko Minamida. Saheji, a man-about-town, gets stuck at a high-class brothel when he can’t pay the bill. He makes the best of his situation by performing various tasks amidst the tumult of the end of the shogunate—but always by making sure to get a “commission” for his troubles.

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