The Day the Sun Rose (1968)

8.7/10 168 min Drama

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.

Cast

Kinnosuke Nakamura

Shinkichi

Toshirō Mifune

Kumaza

Shima Iwashita

Ayame

Takahiro Tamura

Eitarō Ozawa

Kunie Tanaka

Tomo'o Nagai

Orie Satō

Hisako Takihana

Kamatari Fujiwara

Masami Shimojō

Ryōsuke Kagawa

Shinsuke Mikimoto

Tsutomu Shimomoto

Takashi Shimura

Kiyoshi Atsumi

Ken Takakura

Shirō Ōtsuji

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