A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era
幕末太陽傳
1957 · 1h 50m · Comedy · Japan · Rated G (JP)
Saheji, a man-about-town, gets stuck at a high-class brothel when he can’t pay the bill. He makes the best of his situation by performing various tasks amidst the tumult of the end of the shogunate—but always by making sure to get a “commission” for his troubles.
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Yūzō Kawashima6.4Smart score
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