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2 Release  





3 Reception  





4 See also  





5 Footnotes  



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Inn of Evil






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Inn of Evil
Directed byMasaki Kobayashi
Screenplay byKyoko Miyazaki[1]
Based onFukagawa anrakutei
byShugoro Yamamoto
Produced by
  • Masayuki Sato
  • Ginichi Kishimoto
  • Hieyuki Shiino[1]
  • Starring
  • Komaki Kurihara
  • Wakako Sakai
  • Kei Yamamoto
  • Kei Satō
  • Nakamura Kanemon
  • Shintaro Katsu
  • CinematographyKozo Okazaki[1]
    Music byToru Takemitsu[1]

    Production
    companies

    • Haiyu-za Film
  • Toho[1]
  • Distributed byToho

    Release date

    • 11 September 1971 (1971-09-11) (Japan)

    Running time

    120 minutes[1]
    CountryJapan
    LanguageJapanese[2]

    Inn of Evil (いのちぼうにふろう, Inochi bonifuro) is a 1971 Japanese film directed by Masaki Kobayashi.[1] The film set during the Tokugawa Shogunate and is about a tavern in Edo which smugglers use as a base of operations.[1] The film was adapted from the novel Fukagawa anarakutei (transl. Fukagawa Comfort Restaurant) by Shugoro Yamamoto.[3][1] The film received four awards at the Mainichi Film Concours, including Best Actor and Best Score.[4]

    Cast[edit]

    Release[edit]

    Inn of Evil received a roadshow theatrical release in Japan on 11 September 1971 where it was distributed by Toho.[1] It received a general release 16 October 1971.[5]

    The film was released theatrically in the United States by Toho International with English subtitles.[1] It was released in March 1972, with a 120-minute running time.[1]

    Reception[edit]

    The film received many awards at the Mainichi Film Concours.[1] These included Shintaro Katsu for Best actor (along with his work in Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman and Kitsune no kureta akanbo.[1]) The second was Best Score for Toru Takemitsu (along with his scores for The Ceremony and Silence).[1] The final award were for Best Cinematography and Best Art Direction.[1]

    See also[edit]

    Footnotes[edit]

    1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Galbraith IV 2008, p. 277.
  • ^ Fountain, Clarke. "Inochi Bonifuro (1971)". AllMovie. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
  • ^ "いのちぼうにふろう". Kinema Junpo. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  • ^ "いのちぼうにふろう". kotobank. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  • ^ Galbraith IV 2008, p. 278.
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