Where to watch Why Not? (1981) in the UK
Why Not? (1981) is not currently listed on any UK streaming, rental, or purchase service. Last verified on 3 May 2026 by ScreenSearch.
The film depicts carnivalesque atmosphere summed up by the cry "Ei ja nai ka" ("Why not?") in Japan in 1867 and 1868 in the days leading to the Meiji Restoration. It examines the effects of the political and social upheaval of the time, and culminates in a revelrous march on the Tokyo Imperial Palace, which turns into a massacre. Characteristically, Imamura focuses not on the leaders of the country, but on characters in the lower classes and on the fringes of society.
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Why Not (1981) // Bande-annonce (VO)
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Cast & crew
Top-billed cast in Why Not?.
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Shigeru IzumiyaGenji -
Kaori MomoiIne -
Masao KusakariItoman -
Ken OgataFurukawa -
Norihei MikiMasuya -
Junzaburō BanToramatsu -
Mitsuko BaishoOko -
Shigeru TsuyuguchiKinzo
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