EijanaikaMovie
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.
About Eijanaika
Eijanaika is a 1981 drama movie directed by Shōhei Imamura.
The production information lists a runtime of 2h 31m, production credits from Japan, an original language code of JA.
The credited cast includes Kaori Momoi, Shigeru Izumiya, Masao Kusakari, Ken Ogata. The synopsis above summarizes the central premise without adding details beyond the available title information.
