Eijanaika Movie Review 1981

A gripping story of a poor Japanese man who returns to his country after a visit to America in the 1860s. Memorable performances make this an above-average film. In Japanese with English subtitles.

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Available on VHS
Running time 151 minutes.
Originally from Japanese.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Period Piece: 19th Century, Politics, Japan

Cast

Ken Ogata, Shigeru Izumiya

Director

Shohei Imamura