The Day the Sun Rose

Plot Summary

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.

Top Cast

Kinnosuke Nakamura Shinkichi

Toshirō Mifune Kumaza

Shima Iwashita Ayame

Takahiro Tamura

Eitarō Ozawa