The Day the Sun Rose
Overview
Cast & Crew
Production House
The Plot
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.
Run Time
2h 48m
Original Title
祇園祭
Genre
Drama
Country
Japan
Language
Japanese
Release Date
23 Nov 1968
Director & Producers
Top Billed Cast
Kinnosuke Nakamura
Toshirō Mifune
Shima Iwashita
Takahiro Tamura
Eitarō Ozawa
Kunie Tanaka
Tomo'o Nagai
Orie Satō
Hisako Takihana
Kamatari Fujiwara
Masami Shimojō
Ryōsuke Kagawa
Masaru Satō
Nippon Eiga Fukko Kyokai