Après la pluie
Synopsis
Civil War is over, as are the excesses of the Genroku Era. The superficiality of times past has left its mark on the populace who now wish to enter into a new era of sound values. Rain falls, waters rise. A group of travelers, impeded in their journey by a flooding river, takes refuge in a small country inn. Ihei Misawa, a Ronin, a samourai with no lord or master who excels in the art of combat, and his wife Tayo, are amongst the group. She lives for her husband; he, to help his fellow man. The rain is incessant and pressure builds amongst the travelers. Ihei decides to challenge the master samourai of the region to fight in exchange for money and food. His victory enables him to invite all the inn’s residents to a banquet, and puts him in a commanding role. Ihei, who’s never had much luck with his previous work, could not have hoped for better, but the master samourai of Lord Shigaki’s court consider him an impostor and that his position should belong to one of them. During a fighting...
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (3)
Production and distribution (3)
- Executive Producer : Asmik Ace
- Co-production : 7 Films Cinéma
- French distribution : Opening Distribution/Opening Production
Full credits (6)
- Screenwriter : Akira Kurosawa
- Director of Photography : Shoji Ueda
- Sound Recordist : Kenichi Benitani
- Costume designer : Kazuko Kurosawa
- Production Manager : Masato Hara
- Press Attaché (film) : Pascal Launay
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Technical details
- Type : Feature film
- Genres : Fiction
- Production language : Japanese
- Coproducer countries : Japan, France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : Minority French (Japan, France)
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