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Why Not?
Why Not?

Rating

6.4 (16)
Age Rating: PG
Runtime: 2h 31m

Genres

Drama

Why Not?

1981 SeasonsReleased

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About Why Not?

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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In Canada, you can stream Why Not? online on Criterion Channel.

In Japan, you can stream Why Not? online on Hulu, U-NEXT, Plus Shochiku Amazon Channel, rent Why Not? via Amazon Video, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, buy Why Not? from Amazon Video, Apple TV, Google Play Movies.

In United States of America, you can stream Why Not? online on Criterion Channel.

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Why Not (1981) // Bande-annonce (VO)

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Cast

Shigeru Izumiya

Shigeru Izumiya

Genji

Kaori Momoi

Kaori Momoi

Ine

Masao Kusakari

Masao Kusakari

Itoman

Ken Ogata

Ken Ogata

Furukawa

Norihei Miki

Norihei Miki

Masuya

Junzaburō Ban

Junzaburō Ban

Toramatsu

Mitsuko Baisho

Mitsuko Baisho

Oko

Shigeru Tsuyuguchi

Shigeru Tsuyuguchi

Kinzo

Ако

Ако

Oyoshi

Shōhei Hino

Shōhei Hino

Magoshichi

Shino Ikenami

Shino Ikenami

Yoshino

Etsuko Ikuta

Etsuko Ikuta

Nui

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