Bonchi
1960, Japanese. Directed by Kon Ichikawa.
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 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.
- Runtime
- 1h 45m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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- Released
- 13 April 1960
- Original title
- ぼんち
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Kon Ichikawa, Natto Wada
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Bonchi runs 105 minutes (1h 45m).
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Bonchi isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 13 April 1960. (Checked 1 November 2026.)
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Who directed Bonchi?
Bonchi (1960) was directed by Kon Ichikawa and stars Raizō Ichikawa, Ayako Wakao, Fubuki Koshiji.