Inn of Evil (1971)

Original title

いのちぼうにふろう

Directed by

Masaki Kobayashi

Genre

drama film

Country

Japan

Runtime

2h 01m

Rating

6.2 of 10 from 23 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A tavern in Edo serves as a hidden base for smugglers during the Tokugawa Shogunate. The story follows the desperate people who operate there and the dangerous lives they lead.

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What happens

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

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