Inn of Evil

Inn of Evil
Directed byMasaki Kobayashi
Screenplay byKyoko Miyazaki[1]
Based onFukagawa anrakutei
by Shugoro Yamamoto
Produced by
  • Masayuki Sato
  • Ginichi Kishimoto
  • Hieyuki Shiino[1]
Starring
CinematographyKozo Okazaki[1]
Music byToru Takemitsu[1]
Production
companies
Distributed byToho
Release date
  • 11 September 1971 (1971-09-11) (Japan)
Running time
120 minutes[1]
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese[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]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i 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.