Eijanaika
1981, Japanese. Directed by Shōhei Imamura.
The film depicts carnivalesque atmosphere summed up by the cry "Ei ja nai ka" ("Why not?") in Japan in 1867 and 1868 in the days leading to the Meiji Restoration. It examines the effects of the political and social upheaval of the time, and culminates in a revelrous march on the Tokyo Imperial Palace, which turns into a massacre. Characteristically, Imamura focuses not on the leaders of the country, but on characters in the lower classes and on the fringes of society.
- Runtime
- 2h 31m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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Eijanaika is streaming on Criterion Channel in India.
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- Released
- 8 January 1981
- Original title
- ええじゃないか
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Shōhei Imamura, Ken Miyamoto
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Eijanaika runs 151 minutes (2h 31m).
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Who directed Eijanaika?
Eijanaika (1981) was directed by Shōhei Imamura and stars Kaori Momoi, Shigeru Izumiya, Masao Kusakari.