Eijanaika poster

Eijanaika

6.2(18)19812h 31m1

The film depicts carnivalesque atmosphere summed up by the cry "Ei ja nai ka" ("Why not?") in Japan in 1867 and 1868 in the days leading to the Meiji Restoration. It examines the effects of the political and social upheaval of the time, and culminates in a revelrous march on the Tokyo Imperial Palace, which turns into a massacre. Characteristically, Imamura focuses not on the leaders of the country, but on characters in the lower classes and on the fringes of society.

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Status
Released
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Language
Japanese
  • edo period
  • shogunate
  • meiji period
  • bakumatsu

Top billed cast

Behind the camera

Where to watch

Availability for United States. Provided by JustWatch through the TMDB API.

Stream

  • Criterion Channel logoCriterion Channel

Gallery

Still from Eijanaika

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • Theatrical8 Jan 1981
  • CzechiaCZ

    • PremiereEiga-Sai Film Festival23 Jan 2013
  • JapanJP

    • Theatrical14 Mar 1981
  • RussiaRU

    • TheatricalРетроспектива фильмов Сёхэя Имамуры в Москве7 Oct 2010
  • XGXG

    • Theatrical12 Nov 1982

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Eijanaika was released on 8 January 1981.

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