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A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era

19571h 50mYūzō Kawashima

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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.

Comedy
SamuraiProstituteBrothelGrifterJidaigekiEdo PeriodBakumatsu

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What is A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era (1957) about?

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.

Who stars in A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era?

A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era stars Frankie Sakai (Inokori Saheiji), Sachiko Hidari (Osome), Yōko Minamida (Koharu), Yūjirō Ishihara (Shinsaku Takasugi), Izumi Ashikawa (Ohisa). The film was directed by Yūzō Kawashima.

How long is A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era?

A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era has a runtime of 1 min and premiered in 1957.

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