Sunset, Sunrise (1973)

Original title

Hi wa shizumi, hi wa noboru

Directed by

Koreyoshi Kurahara

Genre

drama, adventure

Country

Japan

Runtime

2h 21m

Rating

8.1 of 10 from 4 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A group of travelers journey overland to Kathmandu, Nepal. The film follows their road trip and the experiences they have along the way.

epiccontemplativefree-spiritedmeanderingexpansivemeditativewandering

What happens

Sunset, Sunrise (Japanese: 陽は沈み陽は昇る, Hepburn: Hi wa shizumi, hi wa noboru; lit. The Sun Sets, the Sun Rises) is a 1973 Japanese drama film directed by Koreyoshi Kurahara and co-written by Kurahara and Nobuo Yamada. It is a hippie road movie epic, chronicling the trek that a handful of people take to reach Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal. The film was produced as a commemorative work in Nikkatsu's 60th anniversary slate. It is also considered to be part of their Roman Porno line. As with many of Kurahara's films, it stars an international cast. This includes Rosemary Dexter in one of her final performances, Glenn H. Neighbour, Takeshi Ôbayashi (a frequent collaborator of Kurahara's) and Rose Ogawa. Nikkatsu theatrically released the film on April 28, 1973, in Japan. Italian composer Nino Rota created the film's score. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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