Inn of Evil

Inn of Evil
Directed by	Masaki Kobayashi
Screenplay by	Kyoko Miyazaki[1]
Based on	Fukagawa anrakutei by Shugoro Yamamoto
Produced by	Masayuki Sato Ginichi Kishimoto Hieyuki Shiino[1]
Starring	Tatsuya Nakadai Komaki Kurihara Wakako Sakai Kei Yamamoto Kei Satō Nakamura Kanemon Shintaro Katsu
Cinematography	Kozo Okazaki[1]
Music by	Toru Takemitsu[1]
Production companies	Haiyu-za Film Toho[1]
Distributed by	Toho
Release date	11 September 1971 (1971-09-11) (Japan)
Running time	120 minutes[1]
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese[2]

Inn of Evil (いのちぼうにふろう, Inochi bonifuro) is a 1971 Japanese film directed by Masaki Kobayashi.[1] The film set during the Tokugawa Shogunate and is about a tavern in Edo which smugglers use as a base of operations.[1] The film was adapted from the novel Fukagawa anarakutei (transl. Fukagawa Comfort Restaurant) by Shugoro Yamamoto.[3][1] The film received four awards at the Mainichi Film Concours, including Best Actor and Best Score.[4]

Cast

• Tatsuya Nakadai as Sadahichi
• Komaki Kurihara as Omitsu
• Wakako Sakai as Okiwa
• Kei Yamamoto
• Kei Satō as Yohei
• Shigeru Koyama as Officer Kanedo[1]
• Yūsuke Takita
• Shin Kishida
• Ichirō Nakatani
• Nakamura Kanemon III as Ikuzo
• Shintaro Katsu as the nameless wanderer

Release

Inn of Evil received a roadshow theatrical release in Japan on 11 September 1971 where it was distributed by Toho.[1] It received a general release 16 October 1971.[5]

The film was released theatrically in the United States by Toho International with English subtitles.[1] It was released in March 1972, with a 120-minute running time.[1]

Reception

The film received many awards at the Mainichi Film Concours.[1] These included Shintaro Katsu for Best actor (along with his work in Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman and Kitsune no kureta akanbo.[1]) The second was Best Score for Toru Takemitsu (along with his scores for The Ceremony and Silence).[1] The final award were for Best Cinematography and Best Art Direction.[1]

See also

• List of Japanese films of 1971

Footnotes

1. Galbraith IV 2008, p. 277.
2. Fountain, Clarke. "Inochi Bonifuro (1971)". AllMovie. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
3. "いのちぼうにふろう". Kinema Junpo. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
4. "いのちぼうにふろう". kotobank. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
5. Galbraith IV 2008, p. 278.

References

• Galbraith IV, Stuart (2008). The Toho Studios Story: A History and Complete Filmography. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-1461673743.

External links

• Inn of Evil at IMDb