Why Not?

Near the turbulent end of the Edo era, a man returning to Japan after exile in America searches for his wife and becomes swept up in the current of revolution in this incisive period drama from the great Shohei Imamura.

Director

Shôhei Imamura

Writer

Shôhei Imamura, Ken Miyamoto

Released

8 Jan 1981

Country

Japan

Awards

6 wins & 7 nominations