The Day the Sun Rose

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

November 23, 1968

Original language

Japanese

Spoken languages

Japanese

Countries

Japan

Production

Nippon Eiga Fukko Kyokai

Cast

Eitarō Ozawa,Eitarō Matsuyama,Kamatari Fujiwara,Shima Iwashita,Shirō Ōtsuji,Kinya Kitaoji,Toshirō Mifune,Yūnosuke Itō,Katsuo Nakamura,Orie Satōand 13 more

Director

Tetsuya Yamanouchi

Writer

Kunio Shimizu,Katsumi Nishiguchi,Naoyuki Suzuki

Cinematography

Shintarō Kawasaki

Music

Masaru Satō

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0061708