The Day the Sun Rose

Name: The Day the Sun Rose
Director: Tetsuya Yamanouchi
Genre: Drama
Released: 1968-11-23
Duration: 168 min
Cast: Kinnosuke Nakamura, Toshirō Mifune, Shima Iwashita, Takahiro Tamura, Eitarō Ozawa

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1968 · 168 min · Drama · TMDB 8.0/10

Overview

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.

Directed by Tetsuya Yamanouchi

Cast

Kinnosuke Nakamura — Shinkichi
Toshirō Mifune — Kumaza
Shima Iwashita — Ayame
Takahiro Tamura
Eitarō Ozawa