Why Not? (movie, 1980)
Eijanaika
The film depicts carnivalesque atmosphere summed up by the cry "Ee ja nai ka" ("Why not?") in Japan in 1867 and 1868 in the days leading to the Meiji Restoration.
Why Not? (1980) - Full Cast & Crew
Actors and roles, crew of Why Not? (1980). Who was filming and what role he played.
Actors
Ine
lead role
Actor, Director, Writer. Popular movies: Izo (2004), The Sun (2005), The Yellow Handkerchief (1977)
Furukawa
lead role
Actor. Popular movies: Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985), The Ballad of Narayama (1983), Vengeance Is Mine (1979)
Itoman
Actor. Popular movies: Virus (1980), Himiko (1974), My Retirement, My Life (2018)
Oko
Actor. Popular movies: Dreams (1990), The Eel (1996), Warm Water Under a Red Bridge (2001)
Roku
Actor. Popular movies: Giovanni's Island (2014), My SO Has Got Depression (2011), Why Not? (1980)
Hanjiro
Actor, Producer, Writer. Popular movies: Heroes of the East (1978), Dragon Princess (1976), Sword of Blood (2011)
Densuke
Actor. Popular movies: The Ballad of Narayama (1983), Outrage Beyond (2012), The Eel (1996)
Yamikumo-dayu
Actor. Popular movies: After Life (1998), Vengeance Is Mine (1979), Black Rain (1988)
Gon
Actor. Popular movies: Legal High SP 2 (2012), The Castle of Sand (1974), Why Not? (1980)
Jyosyuya
Actor. Popular movies: The Naked Island (1960), An Innocent Witch (1965), Rica 2: Lonely Wanderer (1973)
Senmatsu
Actor. Popular movies: Kagemusha (1980), The Street Fighter (1974), The Bullet Train (1975)
Writers
Director
Operator
Operator, Actor. Popular movies: Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970), Vengeance Is Mine (1979), Hachi-ko (1987)
Producers
Producer. Popular movies: The Castle of Sand (1974), Why Not? (1980), Village of Eight Gravestones (1977)
Producer. Popular movies: The Ballad of Narayama (1983), The Insect Woman (1963), The Pornographers (1966)
Composer
Composer. Popular movies: Kagemusha (1980), Dreams (1990), The Ballad of Narayama (1983)
Design
Design. Popular movies: Vengeance Is Mine (1979), Why Not? (1980), The Izu Dancer (1974)
Editor
Editor. Popular movies: The Human Condition I: No Greater Love (1959), The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity (1959), Vengeance Is Mine (1979)
