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The Day the Sun Rose (1968)

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.

  • Drama

Top billed cast

  • Photo of Kinnosuke NakamuraKinnosuke NakamuraShinkichi
  • Photo of Toshirō MifuneToshirō MifuneKumaza
  • Photo of Shima IwashitaShima IwashitaAyame
  • Photo of Takahiro TamuraTakahiro Tamura
  • Photo of Eitarō OzawaEitarō Ozawa
  • Photo of Kunie TanakaKunie Tanaka
  • Photo of Tomo'o NagaiTomo'o Nagai
  • Photo of Orie SatōOrie Satō
  • Photo of Hisako TakihanaHisako Takihana
  • Photo of Kamatari FujiwaraKamatari Fujiwara

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