The Day the Sun Rose

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.

Director

Tetsuya Yamanouchi

Writers

Naoyuki Suzuki, Kunio Shimizu

Released

November 23, 1968

Language

Japanese