1981
6.4 (16 votes)
2h 31m
Genres
Drama
Production Companies
Imamura Productions
Shochiku
Shochiku
Why Not? (ええじゃないか)
Overview
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.
Key Crew
Director: Shōhei Imamura
Director of Photography: Shinsaku Himeda
Producer: Shōhei Imamura, Shoichi Ozawa, Jirô Tomoda, Shigemi Sugisaki
Screenplay: Ken Miyamoto, Shōhei Imamura
Top Cast
Videos
Why Not (1981) // Bande-annonce (VO)
