A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era

7.2

Jul 14 1957

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2h 50m

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Comedy

Saheji, a man-about-town, gets stuck at a high-class brothel when he can’t pay the bill. He makes the best of his situation by performing various tasks amidst the tumult of the end of the shogunate—but always by making sure to get a “commission” for his troubles.

Cast

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Frankie Sakai

Inokori Saheiji

Sachiko Hidari

Osome

Yōko Minamida

Koharu

Yūjirō Ishihara

Shinsaku Takasugi

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