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.
Director: Yūzō Kawashima
Director of Photography: Kuratarō Takamura
Producer: Takeshi Yamamoto
Screenplay: Shōhei Imamura, Hisashi Yamanouchi, Yūzō Kawashima
Sun in the Last Days of the Shogunate (1957) TRAILER [HD 1080p]
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