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Bonchi

  • 1960
  • 1h 45m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
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Bonchi (1960)
SatireComedyDrama

Kikuji is the scion of an Osaka merchant family whose traditional power is matrilineal. Instructed by his overbearing mother and grandmother to give them an heiress for the family business, ... Read allKikuji is the scion of an Osaka merchant family whose traditional power is matrilineal. Instructed by his overbearing mother and grandmother to give them an heiress for the family business, he stands by helplessly as his wife is thrown out of the house for producing a son. Driven... Read allKikuji is the scion of an Osaka merchant family whose traditional power is matrilineal. Instructed by his overbearing mother and grandmother to give them an heiress for the family business, he stands by helplessly as his wife is thrown out of the house for producing a son. Driven to a life of dissipation - his mistresses also fail to produce daughters - in the end he ... Read all

  • Director
    • Kon Ichikawa
  • Writers
    • Kon Ichikawa
    • Natto Wada
    • Toyoko Yamasaki
  • Stars
    • Raizô Ichikawa
    • Tamao Nakamura
    • Mitsuko Kusabue
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.8/10
    137
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Kon Ichikawa
    • Writers
      • Kon Ichikawa
      • Natto Wada
      • Toyoko Yamasaki
    • Stars
      • Raizô Ichikawa
      • Tamao Nakamura
      • Mitsuko Kusabue
    • 1User review
    • 3Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win total

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    Raizô Ichikawa
    Raizô Ichikawa
    • Kikuji
    Tamao Nakamura
    • Hiroko
    Mitsuko Kusabue
    • Ikako
    Machiko Kyô
    Machiko Kyô
    • Ofuku
    Ayako Wakao
    Ayako Wakao
    • Ponta
    Fubuki Koshiji
    • Hisako
    Kikue Môri
    Kikue Môri
    • Kino
    Isuzu Yamada
    Isuzu Yamada
    • Sei
    Eiji Funakoshi
    Eiji Funakoshi
    • Kihei
    Shigenori Hayashi
    • Ponta's son Taro
    Mayumi Kurata
    • Oji
    Tanie Kitabayashi
    Tanie Kitabayashi
    • Maki Uchida
    Ichirô Sugai
    Ichirô Sugai
    • Factory owner Doai
    Mantarô Ushio
    Mantarô Ushio
    • Ichizo Takano
    Ganjirô Nakamura
    Ganjirô Nakamura
    • Harudango
    Ikuko Môri
    Ikuko Môri
    • Geisha 1
    Kimiko Tachibana
    • Kimika
    Jun Hamamura
    Jun Hamamura
    • Military police officer
    • Director
      • Kon Ichikawa
    • Writers
      • Kon Ichikawa
      • Natto Wada
      • Toyoko Yamasaki
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    6TooKakkoiiforYou_321

    Strange and eerie movie reminiscent of Jorge Luis Borges

    Concerning a beloved subject by japanese people of this era: the relationships of the womanizer son of a matrilinear clan with concubines and geishas through the years. I came here mostly to see Ayako Wakao acting outside a movie of Yasuzo Masamura and I wasn't disappointed since she's great in this movie too.

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    • Release date
      • April 1981 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Son
    • Production companies
      • Daiei Kyoto
      • Daiei
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 45 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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