The Day the Sun Rose
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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.
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Cast
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Kinnosuke Nakamura
Shinkichi
Known for
Goyokin
Toshirō Mifune
Kumaza
Known for
Seven Samurai
Rashomon
Daisuke Itō
Katsumi Nishiguchi
Shima Iwashita
Ayame
Known for
Harakiri
An Autumn Afternoon
Kunio Shimizu
Also in
Lovers Are Wet
Female Teacher: Cherry Boy Hunt
Tetsuya Yamanouchi
Takahiro Tamura
Known for
Empire of Passion
Tora! Tora! Tora!
Hisayuki Suzuki
Eitarō Ozawa
Known for
Ugetsu
The Return of Godzilla
Kunie Tanaka
Known for
Battles Without Honor and Humanity
The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity
Tomo'o Nagai
Also in
Ikiru
Black River
Tetsuya Yamanouchi Director · Naoyuki Suzuki Screenplay Kunio Shimizu Screenplay
First release November 23, 1968 · Produced in Japan · Original title 祇園祭
Production
Nippon Eiga Fukko Kyokai
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Japan
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Original title
祇園祭
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · November 23, 1968
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