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The Day the Sun Rose

1968•2h 48m•7.0/10
Drama

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7.0/10(1)

Shinkichi, a peasant employed as a cloth-dyer, has a dream: in the midst of the civil war which ravages Japan, he hopes to revive the long-banned custom of the Kyoto Gion Festival, and by doing so, bring together the warring clans and rampaging brigands in peaceful celebration.

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Production

Nippon Eiga Fukko Kyokai

Language

JA

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Kinnosuke Nakamura

Kinnosuke Nakamura

Shinkichi

Toshirō Mifune

Toshirō Mifune

Kumaza

Shima Iwashita

Shima Iwashita

Ayame

Takahiro Tamura

Takahiro Tamura

Eitarō Ozawa

Eitarō Ozawa

Kunie Tanaka

Kunie Tanaka

Tomo'o Nagai

Tomo'o Nagai

Orie Satō

Orie Satō

Hisako Takihana

Hisako Takihana

Kamatari Fujiwara

Kamatari Fujiwara

Masami Shimojō

Masami Shimojō

Ryōsuke Kagawa

Ryōsuke Kagawa

Shinsuke Mikimoto

Shinsuke Mikimoto

Tsutomu Shimomoto

Tsutomu Shimomoto

Takashi Shimura

Takashi Shimura

Kiyoshi Atsumi

Kiyoshi Atsumi

Ken Takakura

Ken Takakura

Katsuo Nakamura

Eitarō Matsuyama

Shirō Ōtsuji

Shirō Ōtsuji

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