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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]

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]

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

References

External links

• Inn of Evil at IMDb

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