Summary: Eijanaika is a dramatization of a brief but critical moment in Japanese history when Japan emerges from two centuries of isolationism in the 1860s. This new regime proves more receptive to opening Japan up to trade from the West--particularly America. The story is told through the eyes of a Japanese peasant who has just spent several years in America after being shipwrecked. (All Movie Guide)

AKA: Why Not?

Genre: Drama

Country: Japan

Directed By: Shohei Imamura

Written By: Shohei Imamura, Ken Miyamoto

Starring: Kaori Momoi, Shigeru Tsuyuguchi, Shigeru Izumiya, Ken Ogata, Ako, Masao Kusakari

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