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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. 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.


      Cast


      Tatsuya Nakadai as Sadahichi
      Komaki Kurihara as Omitsu
      Wakako Sakai as Okiwa
      Kei Yamamoto
      Kei Satō as Yohei
      Shigeru Koyama as Officer Kanedo
      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. It received a general release 16 October 1971.
      The film was released theatrically in the United States by Toho International with English subtitles. It was released in March 1972, with a 120-minute running time.


      Reception


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


      See also


      List of Japanese films of 1971


      Footnotes




      = References

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      External links


      Inn of Evil at IMDb

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