The Day the Sun Rose (1968)
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.
Released: Nov 23, 1968
Runtime: 168 minutes
Genre: Drama
Stars: Kinnosuke Nakamura, Toshirō Mifune, Shima Iwashita, Takahiro Tamura, Eitarō Ozawa, Kunie Tanaka
Crew: Daisuke Itō (Director), Tetsuya Yamanouchi (Director), Katsumi Nishiguchi (Original Story), Naoyuki Suzuki (Screenplay), Kunio Shimizu (Screenplay)